Feamainn Tràigh

Feamainn is Gaelic for Seaweed and Tràigh is Gaelic for Beach. I found near deserted Coral Beach on the Isle of Skye. It’s a 25 minute hike in from the carpark but as you can see, worth every step. The sand here is crushed Maërl, skeletons of Red Coralline seaweed.

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Feamainn Tràigh, Photo of Coral Beach, Isle of Skye, Scotland 2015

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Close up view of the sand.

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