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I’m not sure if horses and ponies can grasp the beauty of a bay and coastline, but they certainly seemed to enjoy grazing in the machair around Saligo Bay on the west coast of Islay.
I’m not sure if horses and ponies can grasp the beauty of a bay and coastline, but they certainly seemed to enjoy grazing in the machair around Saligo Bay on the west coast of Islay.
A view north from the dunes at Saligo, a track leading north along the machair. Steep cliffs in the distance.
A sunny June day on the west coast of Islay at Kilchoman. Sheep and cattle grazing on the machair just behind Kilchoman beach and Machir Bay.