2018
HU2774 : Ness of Hillswick lighthouse and Baa Taing
taken 6 years ago, 3 km from Hillswick, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Ness of Hillswick lighthouse and Baa Taing
Not obvious from the path to the lighthouse, but visible from the continuing path towards Gordi Stack, is the arch in Baa Taing, seen here as a white spot in the headland. Although Ura Firth had seemed calm, once onto the southern side of Ness of Hillswick, the power of the swell from the heavy weather two days earlier became obvious (this is why we were walking round the Ness, and not paddling sea kayaks). The waves are breaking ferociously over the rocky skerries below the Taing and a gusty wind was keeping us well away from the cliff edge. The lighthouse is approached on a path which, at first glance, has a fence alongside. Closer inspection shows that the fence is not there to keep livestock from straying, but is a single heavy cable anchored to a series of posts, presumably to give some security to anyone who has to come and do maintenance on the lighthouse during a storm.
Beyond the Firth is south Mainland and the Isle of Nibon, another area with many stacks and caves to keep the sea paddler entertained, but quite unapproachable in these conditions.
This page has been
viewed about
84 times