Machrihanish and Southend
The Gauldrons Bay
The Gauldrons (Innean nan Gailleann meaning "Bay of Storms") is a bay facing the Atlantic Ocean just past the village of Machrihanish in South Kintyre on the west coast. On the way there you pass the Machrihanish Seabird & Wildlife Observatory and the site of The Fessenden Mast where the First two-way Transatlantic Voice Transmission in 1905.
In November 2015, The Scotsman listed Machrihanish and The Gauldrons as one of the top five best Scottish coastal walks, citing "good sandy beaches, cracking views across to Rathlinn island and Ireland and bird-watching galore with Machrihanish Sea Bird Centre".
