Non-sunset at Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal sunset hidden behind some low clouds at the horizon
Non-sunset at Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

In June 2025 my sister and I went up to Sanaigmore just before the midsummer solstice in the hope of catching a nice sunset just off the headlands west of Sanaigmore Bay. For most of the year the sun sets behind the headlands to the west, but for a week or so either side of the summer solstice you should be able to see the sun setting over the Atlantic if you walk to the eastern end of Sanaigmore Bay. Alas, as it turned out the weather gods weren’t with us and some clouds on the horizon blocked our view of the setting sun.

Coastal scene near Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an undulating grassy coastal landscape with some rocks, a beach in the distance
Coastal scene near Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

A view from a walk north east of Sanaigmore in the north west of Islay. Looking along the undulating grassy coastline towards Sanaigmore Bay in the distance on a nice September evening.

Oystercatcher on rocks at Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an Oystercatcher on a rock in the evening sun
Oystercatcher on rocks at Sanaigmore, Isle of Islay

One of the many Oystercatchers on Islay, this one spotted in the June evening sunshine on some rocks at Sanaigmore.