2008

NS3575 : The shore near Ardoch

taken 18 years ago, near to Cardross, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

The shore near Ardoch
The shore near Ardoch
This wet expanse of sand, with water pooling in the ripples, was exposed briefly at low tide.

The reason why I chose to take a picture from this spot is that I noticed, about 200 metres away, a conspicuous dark structure, shown in this photograph. Its tip, positioned centrally in this image, is pointing towards my position, but it can be seen to continue in a long gently-sweeping arc towards the shore.

It is a fish yair, a trap in the form of a barrier of stones, designed to trap fish when the tide is ebbing; it is now disused. When returning to shore after wandering near the water's edge, I was able to take a much closer look at the yair: NS3576 : Ardoch Yair; see that item for the main description.
Ardoch Yair :: NS3576

This is the first of six old yairs (fish-traps) whose remains can be seen on the shore between Ardoch and Craigendoran. The second of them is Geilston Yair – Link


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Lairich Rig and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Estuary, Marine Coastal Near: Ardoch Ruin: Yair River: Clyde Category: Shore
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Shore [2] Other Photos: · Ardoch Yair · Mudflats near Ardoch ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NS3575, 14 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 21 November, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 13 December, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3590 7582 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.8387N 4:37.7660W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3596 7576
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph (First for NS3575) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
This page has been viewed about 226 times