Kilchoman beach shifting sands, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach with sandbanks and water inlets
Kilchoman beach shifting sands, Isle of Islay

The sands on Kilchoman beach are shifting all the time, sometimes more, sometimes less. Between April and June 2019 they shifted quite a lot, among other things opening up this “inlet” towards the southern half of the beach.

Kilchoman distillery across Loch Gorm in June 2019, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a farm distillery seen across a loch (lake)
Kilchoman distillery across Loch Gorm in June 2019, Isle of Islay

A view across Loch Gorm to Islay’s farm distillery at Rockside, Kilchoman. Taken in June 2019 with the new kiln and malt floor in the centre.