Rocks, beach and lapping water at Kintra, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach with various rocks embedded and behind, water lapping on the beach
Rocks, beach and lapping water at Kintra, Isle of Islay

An overcast summer day in the south of Islay, a calm scene at the southern end of the Big Strand at Kintra. Some big rocks dotted around the beach with some water lapping up the beach.

Standing stone above Kintra, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small standing stone on a hill above a beach
Standing stone above Kintra, Isle of Islay

It’s only a small standing stone, but it does get a mention on the OS map. Found near Frachdale not far off the track from Kintra to Soldier’s Rock. Kintra in the distance just off the beach, the Paps of Jura in the far distance on the horizon.

The Big Strand from Kintra, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach below some dunes stretching out into the distanceThe longest beach on Islay by some margin, the Big Strand at Laggan Bay. Several miles of (almost) uninterrupted beach. Here seen from the southern end at Kintra, looking north.