Sunlit waves in Machir Bay and the wreck of the Patti, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bay with waves reflecting bright sunshine rolling on to a beach with a wreck buried in the sand
Sunlit waves in Machir Bay and the wreck of the Patti, Isle of Islay

A bright April day on Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay. The bright sun is reflecting on the waves rolling into Machir Bay before the break over the wreck of the Patti buried in the sand.

Wreck on Kilchoman beach on a blustery November day, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an wreck on a beach on an overcast blustery day
Wreck on Kilchoman beach on a blustery November day, Isle of Islay

A walk on Kilchoman beach on an overcast and blustery November day, shallow water swirling around the wreck of the Patti.

Wreck of the Wyre Majestic in the waves of the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a rusty wreck low in the water of a sound between two island
Wreck of the Wyre Majestic in the waves of the Sound of Islay

A memory from 2010, as the wreck of the Wyre Majestic has now pretty much completely disappeared. The ship ran aground in 1974 just off Bunnahabhain in the Sound of Islay.