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A summer moonrise into the twilight above the vast tidal beach of Traigh Scarasta with the lights of Northton in the distance.

Traigh (beach) Scarasta is part of a large and complex system of white sand beaches, bays and dunes on the island of South Harris that form a spectacular and special environment unique to the west coast of Scotland. Much of the beach at Scarasta lies under a few feet of water that empties at low tide and allows you to walk for miles out into the bay. Looking back across all this sand is a truly magical experience, especially on a summer night with the moon rising into the extended Hebridean twilight above.