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Street View Blackrock Beach Scotland

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Street view of Blackrock Beach, Islay, Scotland. A safe beach in the sheltered waters of Loch Indaal.

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Street View Round Church Bowmore Scotland

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Street view of the Round Church Bowmore, Islay, Scotland. The Round Church has served Bowmore Parish since it was built in 1767. Legend has it that the church is round to leave no corner in which the devil may hide !

Kilarrow Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, overlooking and serving Bowmore on the Isle of Islay. The "Round Church", as it is often known, was built in 1767. It has a highly unusual circular design, more reminiscent of some churches built in the 1960s. It has been suggested that the circular design was intended to ensure that there were no corners in which the devil could hide. The roof is supported by a single massive central pillar. The Church also contains some artifacts belonging to the Bowmore-born Rev Donald Caskie (1902-1983), former minister of The Scots Kirk, Paris and famous as the "Tartan Pimpernel" for aiding over 2,000 Allied servicemen in their escape from occupied France.

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Street View Kilchoman Church Scotland

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Street view of the ruined Kilchoman Church, Islay, Scotland. Many old church buildings on Islay are in an unroofed and ruined state; some have considerable historical interest dating from mediæval times. Associated with many churches are mysterious cupstones which date to prehistory; these can be seen at Kilchoman Church where a carved cross there is erected on one,

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Street View Portnahaven Scotland

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Street view of Portnahaven Scotland. A village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It is located at the southern tip of the Rinns at the southern end of the A847 road. Its harbour is sheltered by the island of Orsay and its smaller neighbour Eilean Mhic Coinnich. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse, built by Stevenson is located on Orsay. Portnahaven is served by a church, two shops, one also a Post Office, and a public house, the An Tigh Seinnse. The harbour around which the village is built provides the opportunity to observe Grey seals at close quarters.

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