2013

HY3415 : No longer an island

taken 11 years ago, near to Finstown, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

No longer an island
No longer an island
This strip of land is shown on older maps as a clear and distinct island.
Sedimentation and stabilizing plants have now made it more of a peninsula.
It'll be a few years yet before it will be accessible on foot.
At the other end of the Loch of Wasdale is a possible Crannog.
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Interestingly the latter feature may once have had a causeway.

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HY3415, 6 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Derek Mayes   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 3 January, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 3 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 342 151 [100m precision]
WGS84: 59:1.1156N 3:8.8593W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 342 152
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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