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. Carraig Fhada Lighthouse The lighthouse was commissioned by the […]
Welcome to Port Ellen. This lovely town is in the south of Islay, built around Leodamais Bay Port Ellen was founded in 1821 by Walter Frederick Campbell who named it after his wife. Today Port Ellen is the largest town in Islay and has quite a few distilleries.
I continued my drive around the Rinns of Islay. From the South head back to Port Charlotte along the western coast. The Rinns of Isay is a peninsula in the west of Islay. Lossit Bay A short walk on the beach in Lossit Bay. Kilchiaran chapel Bruichladdich – Port Charlotte There are nine working distilleries […]