Kilchoman cemetery near sunset, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a military cemetery with a memorial near sunsetThe Kilchoman military cemetery at the top of the dunes overlooking Machir Bay during a cloudy sunset.

 

Peaty burn at the south of Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small burn with slightly peaty brown water running over a beach

A scene from the southern end of Machir Bay, after rain over night a burn running down from the hills is flowing into the sea. While not as strong as in some other places on Islay you can detect a peaty brown hue in the water, as some of the peat is washed down from the hills.

View over the dunes at Kilchoman, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over coastal dunes and cragsA view south west from near the military cemetery at Kilchoman. On the left the crags with the old radar station in the distance. Below the dunes and machair at Machir Bay with the bay just visible behind.