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 […]
In between the islands, I spent a few days on the Scottish mainland in Argyll & Bute. My house was along a canal, and I enjoyed hours just watching boats go by. And do little excursions in the area. The Kingdom of Dál Riata (Dalriada) occupied most of today’s Argyll & Bute and part of […]
Part two of my day in Iona starts with visiting the Abbey of Iona. Iona Abbey was founded by St Columba in 563, but we don´t see a lot of the original buildings. Columba’s monastery survived until the end of the 12th century, despite repeated Viking raids. It was one of the oldest Christian religious […]