2011

NT6087 : The Bass Rock

taken 15 years ago, 3 km from Auldhame, East Lothian, Scotland

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The Bass Rock
The Bass Rock
This is a view of the volcanic plug in the Firth of Forth from the A198 road west of Castleton. The island is well known for its large colony of gannets (Morus bassanus) and for a close view of a gannet pair on the rock, see NT6087 : Gannets on the Bass Rock. I have been fortunate to be able to land three times on the rock during the breeding season and experience close up the incredible sounds and smells of a busy gannetry. The lighthouse was automated in 1988.

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Category: Island
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bass Rock Lighthouse [35] · Bass Rock Viewed [29] · Volcanic Plug in the Firth of Forth [9] · Close to Bass Rock [5] Other Photos: · The Bass Rock Lighthouse with gannets overhead · The Bass Rock from Seacliff · The Bass Rock Lighthouse Title Clusters: · The Bass Rock [7] ·
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NT6087, 197 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Walter Baxter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 12 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 16 April, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 6020 8740 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:4.6650N 2:38.4602W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 5838 8512
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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