2022
NG9493 : Gruinard Island from the summit of Torr Mor
taken 4 years ago, near to Mungasdale, Highland, Scotland
Gruinard Island from the summit of Torr Mor
The spit of land pointing towards the camera is Sron a' Mhoil, an easy spot for landing. Priest Island, the most south-westerly of the Summer Isles, is beyond on the right.
Gruinard Island :: NG9494
Uninhabited since the 1920s, Gruinard Island was requisitioned in 1942 for the war effort. It was chosen as the test site for bacterial warfare experiments using anthrax. Unfortunately, the research into decontamination was less successful that that into deployment, and the "Landing prohibited" signs remained until a concerted cleanup effort was made, and the island was returned to its owners in 1990.
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- NG9493, 5 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Michael Earnshaw (more nearby)
- Contributed by
- David Purchase (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 9 June, 2022 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 2 July, 2022
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NG 945 938 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:53.1709N 5:28.0871W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NG 916 913
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
