2010

NG3486 : Sgeir Greadach

taken 15 years ago, 14 km NNW of Duntulm, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Sgeir Greadach
Sgeir Greadach
A very isolated rocky reef - in fact so isolated it's not covered by 1:50000 or 1:25000 Ordnance Survey maps even as an inset.

I didn't notice until viewing the photos at home that there's the foundations for four legs of a beacon, close to the right-hand edge of the picture. Research suggests that the red-painted beacon was removed in 2005 when its warning function was transferred to NG3584 : Eugenie Rock buoy, about 1900m to the south-east. Eugenie Rock itself lies about halfway between, and is lower than the minimum tide level.

Spelling note: the Imray chart I used spells this Sgeir Graidach; I believe this is a mis-spelling of Greadach, from the noun greadadh meaning a drubbing or lustily whipping (Maclennan's Gaelic Dictionary). It certainly seems appropriate, give the nature of the sea over this reef!

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Geographical Context: Islands Coastal Category: Skerry other tags: Rocky Reef Unvegetated Transport Infrastructure Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Usually Submerged, but Revealed Occasionally Other Photos: · Eugenie Rock buoy ·
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NG3486   (more nearby 🔍)
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Toby Speight   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 34533 86533 [1m precision]
WGS84: 57:47.3704N 6:28.1070W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 34567 86516
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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