Tag Archives: Kilchoman

Breaking waves and Eilean an Tannais-sgeir (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of waves rolling on to a beach, a small rocky island in the backgroundAnother view from Kilchoman beach out to Eilean an Tannais-sgeir at the northern end of Machir Bay on the west coast of Islay.

Dog with its tennis ball in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a brown dog carrying a yellow tennis ball in its mouthSpotted on Kilchoman beach in Machir Bay, a dog playing with its tennis ball.

Kilchoman military cemetery on a rainy November day (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small military cemetery in a field on a rainy dayAnother view of the Kilchoman Military Cemetery where some of the dead from the sinking of the Otranto in October 1918 are buried. This time the view is out to sea, you can just make out Machir Bay and the Atlantic on the right. The WWII radar station (now telecoms masts) just visible in the haze on the left.