A beautiful panoramic view over Saligo Bay on the west coast of Islay, taken on a summer evening a few years ago. Standing on the top of the dunes the view takes in most of the bay and surrounding areas, the low Sun approaching sunset providing some beautiful mild light.
A panoramic view of a fascinating part of the west coast of Islay just northwest of Smaull. On the left the cliffs known to some as Sleeping Giant, to others as the Opera House Rocks. But that’s not all, if you look to the right you’ll spot some interesting rock formations. I believe they are called ‘folded metasandstones of the Smaull Greywacke Formation’ (based on a picture and description I found on page 2 of ‘A Guide to the Geology of Islay’ by David Webster, Roger Anderton and Alasdair Skelton, a very interesting book).
Some know them as the Sleeping Giant, others as the Opera House Rocks, whatever you call them these cliffs near Smaull north of Saligo Bay on the west coast of Islay are certainly impressive.