Arriving on Kilchoman beach on a stormy day, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach with a lot of sea foam and seaweed covered in sea foam on a stormy day
Arriving on Kilchoman beach on a stormy day, Isle of Islay

Arriving out on Kilchoman beach on a stormy late November afternoon. Some washed up seaweed covered in sea foam right where the dune path reaches the beach. Lots of sea foam spread out over the beach, pushed up by the incoming waves from the Atlantic and Machir Bay.

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.