2021
ND3477 : West Coast of Stroma
taken 5 years ago, near to Nethertown, Island of Stroma, Scotland
West Coast of Stroma
The island of Stroma is ringed by cliffs that vary in height from around 33 metres (108 ft) on the west coast to low cliffs with a narrow rocky foreshore elsewhere (Link
ordnance survey). The heavily indented coastline is punctuated by numerous geos or inlets created by the waves eroding the sea cliffs along fault lines.
ordnance survey). The heavily indented coastline is punctuated by numerous geos or inlets created by the waves eroding the sea cliffs along fault lines.
The Island of Stroma :: ND3577
The island of Stroma is the more southerly of the two islands in the Pentland Firth between the Orkney Islands and Caithness on the Scottish mainland. It lies about 2 miles (3 kilometres) northwest of John o' Groats on the mainland. The island divides the firth into two channels, the Inner Sound to the south and the Outer Sound to the north.
Mostly low-lying and flat, the island is oriented in a north-south direction, measuring about 2 mi (3 km) long by 1 mi (2 km) wide. It is now uninhabited; the last of the islanders having left in 1962. The island is now owned by one of its former inhabitants, who uses it to graze sheep.
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- Grid Square
- ND3477, 6 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 27 September, 2021 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 8 October, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ND 348 777 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:40.9295N 3:7.5736W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: ND 340 779
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
