Inside a rock circle at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of rocks on a sandy beach forming what vaguely resembles a circle
Inside a rock circle at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

Out on the beach in Saligo Bay on a November 2025 afternoon. The rocks in the sand a forming what vaguely resembles a circle. While some clouds are moving in from the west the bright November sun is still glaring down on to the golden sand of the beach.

Burn carved into the hillside next to Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small stream cut into a hillside running down towards the sea
Burn carved into the hillside next to Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

A view from the hillside just south of Kilchoman beach, overlooking Machir Bay. The burn has carved a deep cut into the hillside on its way to the sea and ultimately the Atlantic

Sea foam during a November storm on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach covered in sea foam during a November storm
Sea foam during a November storm on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A view south along Kilchoman beach during a late November 2025 storm, the beach largely covered in sea foam whipped up by the waves rolling in from the Atlantic.