After the winter storms hitting the west coast of Islay in the winter 2014/2015 the wreck in Machir Bay is the most exposed I can remember, a lot of sand having been washed away. On an April morning a frayed roped was washed up close to it, providing some colour to the scene.
A view over Machir Bay with Kilchoman Beach from the old radar station, taken on a beautiful sunny April day in 2014. In the distance also Saligo Bay and the Opera House Rocks.
A view from high up on the Kilchoman Crags on a sunny day on Islay in April. The Coastguard Cottages behind the Kilchoman dunes, cattle grazing in a field at the top of the dunes. Not in the picture, but Machir Bay is on the left.