Waves are running up the beach in Sanaigmore Bay, swirling around the big rocks embedded into the sand. Colonsay and behind it Mull are visible in the distance on a clear April day.
A sunny beach view in Sanaigmore Bay in the north west of Islay, taken in April 2016.
When thinking of beaches on Islay’s neighbour Colonsay most people will first think of Kiloran Bay and the Strand. But there’s more on Colonsay: in the far north-east of the island we find Balnahard beach (or to give it its Gaelic name, Tràigh Bàn). A very remote and secluded beach with great views over to the mainland and to the Isle of Jura.