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Isle of Foula Part 2

I continued along the coastline up to the war memorial. And there were even more puffins! I had planned to walk to the Da Sneck Ida Smaalie, a 30 m deep and 2 m wide crack in the cliffs, filled with puffins, but it was already quite late in the day, so...

Foula

Welcome to Shetland & Inner Hebrides 2023! I started my stay in Shetland with a very special boat trip to the Isle of Foula. This remote island lying 20 miles west of the Shetland Mainland covers five square miles and has five distinctive peaks, in...

Finlaggan

Welcome to Finlaggan, the centre of the Lordship of the Isles. A few miles to the south-west of Port Askaig on the island of Islay lies Loch Finlaggan, a place of great importance in Scottish history. In the loch are three islands, two of which lie ...

Jura View

I didn´t manage to visit the Isle of Jura during my stay in Islay, but at least I enjoyed the views. On this day there was the Islay show and I probably was one of very few people not being there. Instead of visiting the show I went to the northwest s...

Port Charlotte

A little walk through Port Charlotte – it was such a warm and sunny day, the beach was pretty busy. Port Charlotte was founded in 1828. Port Charlotte was named after Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury, the mother of its founder Walter Frederick Camp...

Kildalton

The drive from Port Ellen to Kildalton Chapel & Cross was just stunning. Beautiful landscape in all directions. And I was even greeted by a lovely honesty box at the chapel. The Kildalton Cross was carved in the 700s and it is one of two examples o...

Dunyvaig Castle

Dunyvaig Castle – the remains of a castle dating back to the 12th century, sits on an old broch – with amazing views in all directions. It was built by Somerled, King of the Isles, on top of a fort or dun on a rocky promontory jutting into ...

Bowmore

I found an honesty shop on my way to Bowmore – a telephone box filled with cards and other stationery. Bowmore Let´s take a little stroll around Bowmore with me. Bowmore is Islays administrative capital and offers various shops and other activit...

The Singing Sands

We’re looking back towards Port Ellen but walking away from it towards the Singing Sands. It was a sunny and warm day, and the beaches were pretty full. I started my walk to the beach near Port Ellen Cementary and followed the path around the bay...