LynnMGallagher:
The boat was new and the waters were calm on the day we crossed over to Islay. The ride was a very pleasant hour long.
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The harbor at Islay.
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The sign that welcomed us to Islay in Scottish Gaelic.
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There are more than ten distilleries on Islay, so the guys did a bit of whiskey tasting.
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Scottish thistle in Scotland.
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The 8th century Celtic cross known as the Kildalton Cross.
LynnMGallagher:
The 8th century Kildalton Cross.
LynnMGallagher:
It's my letterboxing stamp! It's me, the gallowglass. :-) In the same church yard as the Kildalton Cross.
LynnMGallagher:
Stone Carving in the Ground at Kildalton, Islay, Scotland
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The other side of the 8th century Kildalton Cross.
LynnMGallagher:
Medieval church in next to the Kildalton Cross.
LynnMGallagher:
Another view of the medieval church at Kildalton.
LynnMGallagher:
NOT the Kildalton Cross. This one is a few yards away outside the church yard. Because it is not on consecrated ground, myth has it that a thief is buried here, so it is called "The Thief's Cross".
LynnMGallagher:
Why did the peacock cross the road?
LynnMGallagher:
There are more than ten distilleries on Islay, so the guys did a bit of whiskey tasting.
LynnMGallagher:
Graves in Islay, Scotland
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Graves of unknown sailors in the Round Church Graveyard. Islay, Scotland
LynnMGallagher:
I'm not letting my family go anywhere near here.
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The Round Church in Bowman. The story goes that it is round so the devil will have no place to hide. It's at the top of this main street and the harbor is at the bottom of the street.
LynnMGallagher:
Wild flowers among the rocks on an Islay beach.
LynnMGallagher:
Medieval church in next to the Kildalton Cross
LynnMGallagher:
NOT the Kildalton Cross. This one is a few yards away outside the church yard. Because it is not on consecrated ground, myth has it that a thief is buried here, so it is called "The Thief's Cross".
LynnMGallagher:
NOT the Kildalton Cross. This one is a few yards away outside the church yard. Because it is not on consecrated ground, myth has it that a thief is buried here, so it is called "The Thief's Cross".
LynnMGallagher:
Chapel at Finlaggan, The Heart of the Lordship. Finlaggan was the administrative center of the Lord of the Isles, the MacDonalds, during the 13-15 centuries.
LynnMGallagher:
Chapel at Finlaggan, The Heart of the Lordship. Finlaggan was the administrative center of the Lord of the Isles, the MacDonalds, during the 13-15 centuries.
LynnMGallagher:
On the pier at Bunnahabhain Distillery.
LynnMGallagher:
Chapel at Finlaggan, The Heart of the Lordship. Finlaggan was the administrative center of the Lord of the Isles, the MacDonalds, during the 13-15 centuries.
LynnMGallagher:
Gravestones at Kilnaughton, Islay, Scotland
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St. Nechtan's Chapel at Kilnaughton Graveyard.
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Bunnahabhain Distillary. Just one of many distillarys we visited.
