A vast white sand bay on Harris with a long, shallow tidal flat and Taransay sitting offshore. The dunes and machair behind the beach are fragile, so stick to the paths, and expect the water to stay properly cold even in summer.
Frequently ranked among the world's best beaches, viral photogenic spot with fragile machair/dune system; approximate coords + 'be respectful' of dunes/machair.
Luskentyre cemetery car park / roadside pull-ins.
Short walk over dunes/machair to the beach.
Callanish, Isle of Lewis
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Claigan, Isle of Skye (near Dunvegan)
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Trotternish, Isle of Skye
A landslip landscape of leaning pinnacles and hidden plateaus above Staffin Bay, known simply by its features: the Prison, the …