Kilchoman Cross and church ruin in November 2025, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the ruin of a church, a Celtic cross next to it
Kilchoman Cross and church ruin in November 2025, Isle of Islay

As of writing this unfortunately the only way to see the famous and beautiful Kilchoman Cross, from the road behind it. As the ruin of Kilchoman church has become unsafe the council had to close the cemetery around it, with it blocking direct access to the cross.

Dramatic November sky over Kilchoman beach and Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a dramatic cloudy and colourful sky over a sandy beach in a wide bay
Dramatic November sky over Kilchoman beach and Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

A November morning on the west coast of Islay, some varied and dramatic colourful clouds over Kilchoman beach and Machir Bay. A plane to/from (can’t remember which way it flew) America passing overhead, leaving its contrail.

Foam on Kilchoman beach on a stormy November afternoon, Isle of Islay

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Picture of sea foam on a sandy beach on a stormy dark November afternoon with dramatic clouds overhead
Foam on Kilchoman beach on a stormy November afternoon, Isle of Islay

Out on Kilchoman beach in the afternoon during a storm in late November 2025. Lots of sea foam washed up on the beach, sometimes blown around by a wind gust. Dark and dramatic clouds overhead, some light from the sun behind them breaking through.