2011
HY4909 : Long Ayre - Weethick
taken 12 years ago, near to Yinstay, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Long Ayre - Weethick
A delightful ayre, or tombolo; it seems seldom visited yet full of interest.
It can be accessed at this, the western, end at low water but also from the far eastern end without difficulty -
HY5009 : Very Long Ayre
One can see that is largely submerged at high water.
Caused by long-shore drift of tides and streams, the banks hold back a good body of brackish water.
Some geo-science here -
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