Sound of Islay

The Sound of Islay (English Sound of Islay, Gaelic: An Caol Ileach ) is a strait in Scotland. It separates the Hebridean islands of Islay and Jura. The Islay Sound runs in a north -south direction and is at its narrowest point slightly less than one kilometer wide. Administratively it belongs to the Council Area Argyll and Bute.

A ferry connects Port Askaig on Islay across the Sound of time with the Feolin investors on Jura and is the only ferry to Jura represents a further ferry connects Port Askaig with the Kintyre peninsula. On Islay lie with Bunnahabhain and Caol Ila two whiskey distilleries on the coast of Islay Sund, with Caol Ila is a Gaelic term for Islay Sound itself.

In Islay Sound, the most powerful tidal power plant in the world to be installed. Ten turbines will provide enough energy to power 5,000 homes. The estimated construction cost will be £ 40 million.