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Isle of Islay Info and Photos

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Welcome to Islay dot Scot

Islay dot Scot is your Photo Guide to the Isle of Islay. As the saying goes, a picture says more than a thousand words. And thousand pictures? They tell a very nice story, as you can discover on this website.

Port Charlotte Rhinns of Islay
Port Charlotte – My home village for almost 6 years

Photo Guide to Isle of Islay

As the former webmaster of www.islayinfo.com, and a 6 year long resident on the Isle of Islay, I’ve seen and photographed many parts of this beautiful island and came to know many of the lovely folk. The results of which can be found everywhere on the site, hence the title Photo Guide to Islay.

Order Islay Prints as Digital Download

Having photo’s printed and framed is very personal with so many options to choose from. I find it hard to give you the same options and service here as for instance your local photographer does, or your favorite online photo print service. Therefore we only sell the original high res digital files online and no prints. If you want to have one of my photos printed and/or framed you can purchase the digital file, download it from this website, and bring it yo your local photographer, or you can upload it to your favourite photo service to do with it whatever you desire. You can find my Islay Photos in the Islay Prints section.

Dutch visitors are welcome to read about Islay in Dutch

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About the Isle of Islay

If you’re new on this site and are not familiar with this beautiful island I can tell you that the island can be found off the west coast of Scotland, around 30 miles north of Northern Ireland. Islay is part of the Southern Hebrides. It has 9 whisky distilleries and that number is growing. Rum and gin are produced here too. Other important assets are the stunning beaches, the amazing wildlife such as the thousands of Barnacle Geese wintering at Loch Gruinart, the lovely villages and the friendly folk who always have time for a blether, although they can be, and often are, very busy ????




People from all over the world visit the island. Very popular is the week long Festival, Feis Ile in Gaelic. It’s the annual highlight for the whisky aficionados and many island lovers, held in the last week of May. The highlight for the locals is the annual Islay Agricultural Show held in early August, at the show-fields in Bridgend.

Visit the Isle of Islay

It’s not always easy to travel to the island. The ferries sometimes have their issues, the Islay weather isn’t always playing along and planes sometimes have to return due to mist. But hey, that’s island life, and it’s great!

Islay Winter Storm Portnahaven
Winter Storm Portnahaven

If you’re keen to visit you can take the Calmac Ferry from Kennacraig on the Scottish Mainland in Argyll and Bute to either Port Askaig or Port Ellen. The Calmac Ferry sails around 5 times daily. You can also fly from Glasgow to Islay Airport with Loganair, twice daily. Local transport is provided by bus, see timetable, or by taxi.

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Ardnave Point Islay

Ardnave Point and Ardnave Beaches

October 5, 2021 By ron

Ardnave Point and its many fine beaches are for me the most beautiful part of Islay. Here you have everything, a magnificent walk, stunning beaches, amazing wildlife, breathtaking views of some of the Inner Hebridean Islands, beautiful dunes and all that combined with a perfectly managed farm. Ardnave can be found on the very north-western […]

Sanaigmore Bay and Beach Islay

Sanaigmore Bay Islay

October 4, 2021 By ron

You can find this beautiful bay shaped in an almost perfect half circle and tranquil beach in the north-western tip on Islay, at the end of the Sanaigmore road, which starts at the red phone-box when you’ve passed Carnduncan. The road up is single-track and passes several farms, some oak woodland and rough fields before […]

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Seal Pup on the Rocks at Ardnave

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On our website www.steenvoorden.me is more info on Islay available in the Dutch language.

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A Personal Note

This website is not an (un)official Islay Tourism initiative in any way. It’s a place where I write about my own personal experiences, trips, walks, meetings and share some articles for which I’ve been given permission personally to publish them.

The photos are all taken by myself and can be purchased either by making an enquiry directly to me or by visiting the Islay Prints section Here

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