Kilchoman bards memorial cairn, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a memorial cairn with a plaque for the Kilchoman bards Duncan and Charles MacNiven
Kilchoman bards memorial cairn, Isle of Islay

Standing next to the Kilchoman road overlooking Loch Gorm, the memorial cairn and plaque for the Kilchoman Bards. The inscription reads:

Erected By Many Friends
To The Memory of
DUNCAN & CHARLES
MACNIVEN
Kilchoman Bards

Kilchoman beach southern end morning panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a beach in a bay, dunes behind the beach
Kilchoman beach southern end morning panorama, Isle of Islay

An April morning walk to the southern end of Kilchoman beach, looking back north. With the still low sun the dunes and crags throw some shade on the beach, but the waterline is already in the sunshine.

Oystercatchers on Kilchoman beach with waves in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of 27 Oystercatchers on a beach, breaking waves in the bay behind
Oystercatchers on Kilchoman beach with waves in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

27 (I hope I counted correctly) Oystercatchers near the northern end of Kilchoman beach, behind them waves breaking in Machir Bay having rolled in from the Atlantic.