2012

NX3639 : Winter storm, Back Bay

taken 11 years ago, near to Monreith, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland

Winter storm, Back Bay
Winter storm, Back Bay
The last day of 2012 saw a westerly gale coinciding with a high spring tide, resulting in some very impressive waves rolling in from the Irish Sea. On the top of the cliff behind the breaking wave are the remains of an iron age promontory fort (not visible in this view). It must have been a very wild, wet and windy place to inhabit!

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright David Baird and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Coastal Air, Sky, Weather Estuary, Marine
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2012 Galleries: · Tweeted from @geograph_bi in November 2015 Automatic Clusters: · Winter Storm [5] · High Tide [4] · Promontory Fort [2] ·
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NX3639, 163 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Baird   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 31 December, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 2 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 3695 3930 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:43.3311N 4:31.9901W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 3668 3949
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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