Dramatic sunburst over Kilchoman and Saligo, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sunburst through dark clouds over a rural landscape with a freshwater loch and scattered buildings including a church
Dramatic sunburst over Kilchoman and Saligo, Isle of Islay

A view south west across Loch Gorm on a late November afternoon, just as a beautiful sunburst is appearing through the clouds. Beautiful light over Kilchoman with the church ruin on the left, Loch Gorm in the foreground and Saligo on the right.

B8018 at Rockmountain on a moody June evening, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a wet single track road through farmland on a cloudy and damp evening
B8018 at Rockmountain on a moody June evening, Isle of Islay

Driving out to Kilchoman having just arrived on the evening boat on a cloudy and moody June evening. Loch Gorm in the distance. A slightly brighter spot on the horizon suggested better weather, although it turned out to be a false hope.

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