2012

NG2395 : Scalpay: two planks form a bridge

taken 12 years ago, near to Ceann a Bhàigh, Scalpay, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland

Scalpay: two planks form a bridge
Scalpay: two planks form a bridge
Heading for the lighthouse, it is just possible through the heather and bog to make out a reasonable path which seems followable on the way back too when the lighthouse will not be continually visible. One helpful landmark is this small bridge, over the drainage ditch from Loch na Craoibhe, comprising two planks of wood.
English/Gaelic names in the Western Isles

In around 1999, the Ordnance Survey replaced English-language placenames in the Western Isles with Gaelic-language names. Some of the more prominent features (e.g. Isle of Barra; Stornoway; Sound of Harris) do have bilingual labels but, on the whole, villages, lochs, peaks etc. generally have the Gaelic names on the modern-day mapping.

Because the English versions have a tendency not to appear on the maps any more, I have decided to use them in my image titles and, as such, a translation will be readily available from the Gaelic labelling on the map.

(NB I have not translated some of the more minor loch and river names, where I have not easily found the English version.)


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Geographical Context: Paths Rivers, Streams, Drainage Lakes, Wetland, Bog other tags: Bridge Path Planks of Wood Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NG2395, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 6 January, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NG 2396 9524 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:51.6643N 6:39.3454W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NG 2396 9524
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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