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Climbing up from Iona's west coast
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM2622
Category: Islands
Away from the crowds who flock to the Abbey, Iona has a wild west coast, marred... (more)
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East side of Bearnaraigh Beag
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NB1540
Category: Sea kayaking
Setting out from Bostadh on a tour of the islands north of Great Bernera, we... (more)
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Heading for Tulm Island
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NG4075
Category: Sea kayaking
A sea kayak trip from Staffin round the Trotternish peninsula to Port Duntulm... (more)
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Ruined buildings on Linga
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square HU3639
Category: Farm buildings (ruined)
The sheep graze unsupervised since the island became uninhabited in the early... (more)
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Paddling round the west side of Eilean nam Muc
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM2819
Category: Islands
The Erraid peninsula and the scattered islands to its west are all composed of... (more)
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Visiting Ynys Gored Goch by sea kayak
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square SH5471
Category: Sea kayaking
Taken on the Sunday of the 2015 Anglesey Sea Kayak Symposium when strong winds... (more)
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Rubha Bhreatanich
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NR7180
Category: Peninsula
Rubha Bhreatanich, as well as being a small headland is a Peninsula, almost an... (more)
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Corr Eilean
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM2624
Category: Island
Both the nearer headland and the two islands are prominent lumps of rock of the... (more)
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Hildasay landing
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square HU3640
Category: Sea kayaking
There are plenty of places to land a sea kayak on Hildasay, but this seems to be... (more)
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Eilean nam Meann
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM3623
Category: Islands
Occupying a central position in Loch na Làthaich this pair of tiny islands... (more)
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The westernmost of Corr Eilean
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM2524
Category: Island
I'd discovered that it was not possible to reach this outermost tidal... (more)
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Landing on Eilean Dubh na Ciste
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM3025
Category: Beach
Eilean Dubh na Ciste is a rocky skerry at the NNE end of Bull Hole, a narrow... (more)
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Eilean Dubh na Ciste
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM3025
Category: Skerry
Eilean Dubh na Ciste is a rocky skerry at the NNE end of Bull Hole, a narrow... (more)
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Na Liathanaich's diminutive lighthouse
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM3624
Category: Lighthouse
This seems to be a standard design for small lighthouses in the area - very... (more)
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Southeast coast of the Island of Danna
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NR6977
Category: Rocky shoreline
This southeast side of Danna rises steeply for a short way above the waters of... (more)
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Rocky outcrop on the SE shore of Eilean nan Coinean
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NR7186
Category: Rocky outcrop
Stopping for a photograph in the channel between Eilean nan Coinean and Eilean... (more)
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Rounding Rubha na h-Earba into Sailean na h-Earba
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NR7390
Category: Rocky shoreline
Rounding the gently curving NW shore of Rubha na h-Earba gives us our first view... (more)
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Dore Holm from a safe distance
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square HU2176
Category: Island
There are two routes under and through Dore Holm, only one visible from a... (more)
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The northernmost tip of Hildasay
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square HU3541
Category: Sea kayaking
We'd reached this point by paddling from Easter Skeld, round the coast to... (more)
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Paddling over reefs on the south end of Flodaigh
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NB1241
Category: Sea kayaking
Towards the end of a day trip out from Bostadh on Great Bernera, exploring the... (more)
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In the shelter of Stac an Tùill at Bearasaigh
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NB1242
Category: Sea kayaking
On our return from Seanna Chnoc, we passed close west of Bearasiagh, threading... (more)
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West Loch, Hildasay
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square HU3540
Category: Lochan
Fresh water lochans this close to the sea are favoured places for Divers to... (more)
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Eilean nan Seachd Seisrichaen
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM4263
Category: Kayaks
There are very few places to land on a passage of Ardnamurchan head by sea... (more)
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Sand on Eilean Dubh na Ciste
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM3025
Category: Beach
Eilean Dubh na Ciste is a rocky skerry at the NNE end of Bull Hole, a narrow... (more)
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Carsaig Island and a weedy skerry by Leth Sgeir
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NR7389
Category: Islands
Despite the greater assistance that would be available from the ebb tide out in... (more)
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Isle of Westerhouse
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square HU2675
Category: Sea stacks
The Pund of Grevasand is the westernmost peninsula of the Ness of Hillswick and... (more)
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The northern tip of Eilean nan Coinean
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NR7186
Category: Island
The group is paddling from Crinan down the Sound of Jura towards a camp on... (more)
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Paddling into the sun - Eilean Corrach
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM3125
Category: Sea kayaking
Like most sea kayaking trips, we'd chosen our time of day to get the tides... (more)
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Easdale village from the sea
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7317
The cluster of houses that form Easdale's only settlement as seen from the... (more)
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Easdale - New build at east of island
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7417
This large newly built property (or perhaps a major refurbishment) is situated... (more)
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Easdale - Half-boat seat
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7316
Beside one of the paths through Easdale village is this seat made from half of a... (more)
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Easdale - Looking over Easdale village to Seil
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7317
Taken from the top of the 38m (125') hill at the centre of the island of... (more)
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Easdale - looking over Easdale Sound to Dùn Mòr
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7317
A little T-ended stone-built pier juts into Easdale Sound from the island of... (more)
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Easdale - Ferry on its way to Ellenabeich, Seil
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7417
The little passenger ferry that plies the short route across Easdale Sound is... (more)
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Easdale - Preparing to board the ferry
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7417
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Easdale - Ferry slipway
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7417
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Seil - Ellenabeich - wall, pier and view to Easdale
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7417
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Seil - Looking over to the eastern end of Easdale
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7417
Taken from near to the little ferry waiting room at Ellenabeich looking over... (more)
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Eilean Dubh Beag & Eilean Dubh Mòr from Easdale
by Rob Farrow
for square NM6910
Taken from atop Easdale's hill the two Eilean Dubh islands rather merge... (more)
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Easdale - Folk museum
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7316
Tucked away at the eastern end of Easdale village is this charming little... (more)
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Easdale - Whitewashed cottages in the centre of the village
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7317
The whole of Easdale island is a conservation area, with pretty much every... (more)
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Easdale - A gap in the wall
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7317
The coastal path around Easdale island passes through this gap in a wall before... (more)
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Easdale - Harbour
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7317
This little harbour is on the northeastern side of Easdale almost facing the Isle of Seil.
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Easdale - Village from the hill
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM7317
Taken from the top of the hill in Easdale (125', 38m elevation) looking... (more)
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Arran - Whiting Bay - Beach north of Port Mòr
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NS0425
Looking along the beach to the north of Port Mòr in Whiting Bay, Arran with the... (more)
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Mew Island
by Rossographer
geograph for square J6085
The southern half of Mew Island as seen from the water.
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Tiree - Soa (Eilean an Treogh) from Carsamull
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM0746
Looking from the eastern end of the islet of Carsamull along Eilean an Treogh,... (more)
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Tiree - Soa from Carsamull
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NM0646
The tide was a little too high when we visited to get to the tidal island of... (more)
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Barra - Brevig (Breibhig) from the jetty
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NL6998
Looking across an inlet of Bàgh Bhrèibhig to the scattered community of Brevig... (more)
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Barra - Aeroplane taxiing for take-off from the sands
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square NF6905
Barra Airport has no runway as such. All flights to and from here land and take... (more)
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