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Luskentyre - Isle of Harris - Western Isles - Outer Hebrides
Luskentyre (Losgaintir) is situated on the spectacular west coast of South Harris. The luskentyre beach has been voted Britain's best beach and also the beach has been said to be in the top top ten beaches in the world. Luskentyre is famous for the beautiful white sandy beach which runs for miles and the gorgeous green-blue waters lapping up onto its shores. Luskentyre Bay on the Isle of Harris is a tranquil unspoilt shell sand bay.

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Patterns in the sand - November 2010 Luskentyre Beach

 

Graham walking on Luskentyre Beach Jan 2012

 
Luskentyre beach, a lovely Hebrides white sandy beach with sand dunes in the foreground
         
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Can you believe it? November 20 2010 - bright sunshine

 

Sand Patterns, Luskentyre Beach Jan 2012

 

Luskentyre beach - Jan 2012 - a rainbow lights up the hills

         
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A view taken from the beach alongside the Luskentyre Road

 

January 2012 - just stunning light for this lovely Harris beach

 

Aqua marine colours - June 2010 beach alongside the Luskentyre Road

         
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A lovely day - Nov 2009 at Luskentyre beach the lovely white horse was just wandering along

 

The beach on a lovely bright day in February 2010 - looking across at the snow covered Harris Hills

 
Graham on Luskentyre beach - a lovely bright day in February 2010 .
         
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Path leading to Luskentyre Beach
 
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The approach to the beach - Jan 2012 - as stunning as the beach itself
Golden beach on a sunny day in March 2009. A topography that goes back three billion years.
Framed by the Harris hills of the Outer Hebrides, arguably Britain's most beautiful views
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Luskentyre Beach - Snow covered Harris Hills
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A lovely day - June 2008 at Luskentyre beach - Harris. Golden sands - aqua seas.

Luskentyre - the approach - almost as spectaculra as the actual beach!

 

The snow covered Harris Hills seen from Luskentyre beach

         
Luskentyre beac - Jan 2012  
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What a spot this gent picked to relax - hope the sea didn't get him - May 2009
 

A lovely shell - it was on Luskentyre beach May 2009

         
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Yellow Irises at Luskentyre Beach

The beach that seems to stretch to infinity!

 

Not many beaches in Britain boast proper white sand, but Luskentyre on the Isle of Harris does.

 

These lovely irises were just growing almost out of the sand as the beach meets the moorland at Luskentyre

         
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Couldn't be anywhere else really! A stunning Luskentyre beach in May 2009

 
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The beautiful glimpse of the long golden beach looks so inviting.
 

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This beautiful horse was the only thing in sight on the beautiful Luskentyre Beach - Nov 2009
         
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Places of unspoilt beauty. Luskentyre is one of its greatest gems.
 

Luskentyre beach - Western Isles- Nov 2009

 
The Luskentyre beach is one of the most spectacular in the Western Isles.
         
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Sand Star Starfish

The common starfish - see on the beach - exposed only at low tides

 

A wild marsh orchid - this marsh orchid we spotted in Luskentyre on the way down to the beach.

 

This starfish - astropecten irregularis -A rigid star-shaped starfish with 5 short tapering arms.

         
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Seaweed on Luskentyre beach - Western isles
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Yes the small figure in the centre was Graham walking along the shoreline - October 2010
 
The dunes create the perfect foreground for the lovely Harris hills.
 
Just some pretty yellow seaweed on the Luskentyre beach.
         
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Golden sands - the beach alongside the Luskentyre Road

 

A view taken from the beach alongside the Luskentyre Road

 

Bright Orange Seaweed washed up Nov 2010 - Luskentyre

         
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Jelly fish found in Luskentyre Beach - Isle of Harris - Hebridean of course!

 

The sand dunes looked so bright in the November sun

 

The sand patterns on the beach near the Luskentyre Dunes - Nov 2010

         
   
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Path leading to Luskentyre Beach
   
   
The beautiful glimpse of the golden beach with the awe inspiring hills in the distance
   

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