The highest, tenth, level of the raised beaches here, 130’ above present sea level. Kiloran Bay beyond, and beyond that Uragaig raised beach. Dun Tealtaigh sits to its right.. and, further to the right, the undercut cliff and raised hillock which give Dun Uragaig its shelter from the north winds.. I found it calm there, even on a blowy day.
Seen from across Kiloran Bay
Pregacial survivors… the highest on Colonsay. Christopher Somerville notes in his excellent book Life Between the Tides that the highest of the raised beaches here now stands 130’ above the present sea level due to post glacial uplift. Those at Uragaig and Kilchattan are also notable. These earlier sea levels have resulted in many former sea caves along the island’s coast being sites of very early habitation.
