Latest Images by Peter Strugnell http://www.geograph.org.uk/ 2009-12-11T17:58:48GMT text/html 2006-02-26T23:10:02GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3696 Peter Strugnell 50.798322 -1.109418 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/128868 This picture of HMS Warrior was taken when I was at Portsmouth Harbour on the evening of 21st October 2005, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. text/html 2006-02-26T22:27:53GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3696 Peter Strugnell 51.468906 0.499434 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/128860 Charles Dickens described the marshes in this part of North Kent as a "dark flat wilderness", and they are the setting for the first part of his book "Great Expectations", where Pip comes across the escaped convict, Magwitch. It is almost as much a wilderness now as it was in the 19th century, being a winter haven for tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of migratory birds (and home to a few sheep as well). Yet it may soon be the site of another airport for London, twice the size of Heathrow. text/html 2006-02-26T21:10:06GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3696 Peter Strugnell 51.148494 1.384438 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/128778 St Margaret's Bay is about 1.5 kilometres to the NNE of South Foreland, and only a few kilometres from the Port of Dover. A container ship approaching Dover can be seen in the background. text/html 2005-12-16T16:41:45GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3696 Peter Strugnell 59.120919 -5.829830 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/91788 This photo shows the remains of St Ronan's Church, and part of the graveyard, on the remote island of Rona (Rònaidh, in Gaelic). It dates from the 8th century, and is one of the three oldest Christian churches in Scotland. See also [[HW8132]]. text/html 2005-12-16T16:05:40GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3696 Peter Strugnell 59.126073 -5.822711 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/91778 Rona (Rònaidh, in Gaelic) is a remote outlying island of the Outer Hebrides, some 44 miles NNE of the Butt of Lewis. It is thus more remote from the main islands of the Outer Hebrides than St Kilda. It was last inhabited in 1844. The cave shown in the photo is the result of erosion by the sea. Eventually, the entire northern peninsula of the island will probably become a separate island as a result of the continuing erosion by Atlantic storms. text/html 2005-12-15T00:15:46GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3696 Peter Strugnell 59.092741 -6.160579 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/91386 This photo is taken from the expedition cruise ship Professor Molchanov, and shows, at close range, the cliffs on the SW end of the remote island of Sula Sgeir. The island is a National Nature Reserve, and is home to about 30000 gannets. Landings on Sula Sgeir are not permitted. text/html 2005-12-14T23:20:27GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3696 Peter Strugnell 56.854294 -7.568806 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/91358 This photo shows a ruined building on Pabbay, an island near Mingulay in the Outer Hebrides. Pabbay was last inhabited in 1911. The building was evidently constructed using the local stone, as it is quite well camouflaged against the bare rocks behind. In the lower left, close to the photographer, is a standing stone, probably the remains of an ancient Celtic cross.