Big lump of rock at the southern end of Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a very large piece of rock on a sandy beach
Big lump of rock at the southern end of Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A place I always like to return to, this big lump of rock at the southern end of Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay. Provided the tide is low enough it works nicely as a turn marker you can walk around before walking back north.

Armin on the Kilchoman to Kilchiaran track, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a rough track along a hillside, some crags on the side and a church ruin in the distance. A person just visible in the distance walking down on the track
Armin on the Kilchoman to Kilchiaran track, Isle of Islay

Can you spot the black dot in the centre of the picture? That’s me walking back down the Kilchoman to Kilchiaran track, after having walked to Bealach na Caillich together with my sister Imke. For the return leg I had walked ahead as I needed to cover a few more miles while my sister took her time. This allowed her to capture this view of me as a tiny dot in the vast landscape with the Kilchoman Crags and the ruin of Kilchoman church visible in the distance.

Distant walker (me) on north Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a long wide beach on a cloudy morning, a lone walker in the distance
Distant walker (me) on north Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A picture courtesy of my sister Imke, as that dot in the centre in the distance is me, walking back towards her from the northern end of Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay. Coull Farm on the hills on the right.