Swona is an uninhabited privately owned island in the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Scotland. It has a herd of feral cattle resulting from the abandonment of stock in 1974.
Swona, viewed from South Ronaldsay
The beacon on The Tarf, Swona
Approaching the north head of Swona. Several houses can clearly be seen.
The Pentland Firth is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. Despite the name, it is not a firth.
Looking across the waters of the Pentland Firth to the island of Hoy in Orkney
Stroma Lighthouse