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View over Tràigh Bhàn in the northwest of Islay

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Picture of a view over a small beach in a remote landscapeA sunny June afternoon view over Tràigh Bhàn in the northwest of Islay, about two miles north of Saligo Bay. A nice walk with great views over a fascinating coast.

Saligo River and Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small river running into a bay with a sandy beach littered with rocksA view of Saligo Bay in June 2013, Saligo River coming in from behind the rocks on the right, running into the bay. The ‘Opera House Rocks’ visible in the distance on the left.

 

Dubh Artach lighthouse during an Islay sunset

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Picture of a red sky at sunset with a lighthouse in the distanceYou will have to look closely as it is 25 miles away, but then you will spot the light of Dubh Artach lighthouse in the distance (on the left). The view is from outside Kilchoman church looking towards Saligo.