Kilnaughton Beach is one of the finer beaches on Islay and can be found near Port Ellen. It's situated at the west end of Kilnaughton Bay to the left from the road to The Oa. You can't really miss this beach, just head to the Oa and park on the hill at the Port Ellen Cemetery. From here walk down the hill, you'll find the beach on your left. Kilnaughton … [Read more...] about Kilnaughton Beach
The Oa
Lower Killeyan
The beach at Lower Killeyan is the third beach on the Oa very much worth visiting. The other two are Port an Eas and The Singing Sands. It's not as "beachy" as the former two, as it's somewhat rocky, and it's smaller too with a width of just a few hundred yards. But this beach has a cave where allegedly Illicit whisky distilling took place, and there is a waterfall nearby, … [Read more...] about Lower Killeyan
Port an Eas
Port an Eas Beach is a somewhat "hidden" beach on the Oa Peninsula, somewhat similar to The Singing Sands Beach Hidden because it's not anywhere near one of the main roads on Islay and also hidden because you can literally be in the area and completely miss it. Access to this beach is not very straight forward and requires a walk over farm tracks and the last bit over grassy … [Read more...] about Port an Eas
Soldiers Rock – Islay’s Sea Stack
Sea stacks are blocks of erosion-resistant rock isolated from the land by sea. Sea stacks begin as part of a headland or sea cliff, and are formed when that part of a headland is eroded by the pounding waves or due to a collapse of a natural arch. Famous examples in Scotland are 'The Old Man of Hoy' on the Orkney islands and 'Am Buachaille' near Sandwood Bay in Sutherland, the … [Read more...] about Soldiers Rock – Islay’s Sea Stack
WW100 Islay Centennial Service
On February 5th 1918 the SS Tuscania was torpedoed on a bitterly cold February evening. On board were 2,235 soldiers consisting of companies 'D', 'E' and 'F' of the 6th Battalion, members of the 32nd Division, the 100th, 158th and 203rd Aero Squadrons and a British crew. Over 200 soldiers and crew lost their lives in this terrible tragedy which was not the only one as in … [Read more...] about WW100 Islay Centennial Service