There are a lot of things to see and do on Islay!

Museum of Islay Life, Port Charlotte >>
Islay Sea Safari, Port Askaig >>
Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve >>
Islay Dive Centre >>
Finlaggan >> - Historical Site of The lord of the Isles
Birdwatching Tours on Islay >>
Kilmeny Church >> Kilarrow and Kilmeny Parishes (near Ballygrant)
Round Church, Bowmore >>
St. Kiaran's, Port Charlotte >>  (plus info about Portnahaven church)
Do some shopping >>
Play Golf at the Machrie >>

Visiting a distillery or a brewery?

Ardbeg >>
Bowmore >>
Bruichladdich >>
Bunnahabhain >>
Caol Ila >>
Kilchoman >>
Lagavulin >>
Laphroaig >>
Islay Ales, Bridgend >>k

Churches and Celtic Crosses on the Isle of Islay

All over Islay you will find the remains of early settlements, most prominently probably at Finlaggan.

The unique round church at Bowmore. There are only two round churches in Scotland. Legend says that this shape was selected so that the devil can't hide in a corner of the church!

The church was built from 1767 to 1769 by Daniel Campbell. A gallery was added in 1830 and the organ in 1890.

Round Church, Bowmore >>
Kilmeny Church >> Kilarrow and Kilmeny Parishes (near Ballygrant)
St. Kiaran's, Port Charlotte >>  (plus info about Portnahaven church)

Kildalton High Cross is the last standing complete Celtic High Cross in Scotland. It was made around AD 800, most probably by a sculptor from Iona, from the local blue stone. The biblical scene on the front include the virgin and the child, and David and the lion while on the back are animals and carved bosses.

Located approx seven miles north of Port Ellen.

Kilchoman Cross, AD 1400, can be found next to the old church of Kilchoman (which unfortunately is in a very bad state).

Cultoon Stone Circle
Islay's own little Stonehenge! The remains lies 4 miles from Portnahaven. excavated in 1974 and 1975 and

For more information visit  Robert Pollock website covering the stone circle and standing stone outside Port Ellen.

Robert Pollock website >>