2011

NR3047 : Disused Lime Kiln, The Oa, Islay

taken 13 years ago, near to Kintra, Islay, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Disused Lime Kiln, The Oa, Islay
Disused Lime Kiln, The Oa, Islay
Showing several ruined villages in the distance. There are many ruined villages and buildings on the Oa peninsula in south-west Islay. The population of this part of the island in 1830 was around 1500 - there's probably about a tenth of that number now! It is a very poignant experience to wander round this lonely, but beautiful, peninsula and think of times past and yet see the current living world all around which hasn't changed for centuries.

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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Derelict, Disused Heath, Scrub other tags: Lime Kiln Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Ruined Villages [6] · Peninsula and Think of Times Past [3] · Disused Lime Kiln [2] ·
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NR3047, 14 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Becky Williamson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 7 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 May, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 305 474 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:38.7429N 6:17.0961W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NR 305 474
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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