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Cliff scenery at Kirbuster, Stronsay
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Stronsay
Cliff scenery at Kirkbuster, Stronsay, Orkney, showing marine erosion of the Old Red Sandstone rock beds.
08 July 2019
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree
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Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine, Tiree
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree. Beach cusps form when backwash is concentrated into chance hollows in the beach, and as they are hollowed out, they become a self-perpetuating form of erosion. Sand dune erosion is becoming an increasing problem with rising sea level and the greater incidence of storms due to climate change.
29 April 2014
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree
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Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine, Tiree
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree. Beach cusps form when backwash is concentrated into chance hollows in the beach, and as they are hollowed out, they become a self-perpetuating form of erosion. Sand dune erosion is becoming an increasing problem with rising sea level and the greater incidence of storms due to climate change.
29 April 2014
West coast of Jura
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Jura
Cliffs, caves and dykes are notable features of the raised beach western coastline of Jura
31 May 2016
Brough of Birsay, Orkney
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Birsay
Brough of Birsay, Orkney. Here you can see Old Red Sandstone lake-deposited sediments of the middle Devonian period dipping steeply westwards into the sea.
17 May 2014
Dock and pier at Hynish
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Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine, Tiree
Sunrise over the dock and pier at Hynish, from which granite quarried on Mull was shipped out to build the Skerryvore lighthouse in 1838 to 1844.
26 September 2013
Dock and pier at Hynish
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Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine, Tiree
The dock and pier at Hynish, from which granite quarried on Mull was shipped out to build the Skerryvore lighthouse in 1838 to 1844.
26 September 2013
The snowy Cairngorms from near Aviemore
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
The snowy Cairngorms looking south-east from near Aviemore, showing from left to right the skiing area of Cairngorm, the cliffs of Cairn Lochan, the U-shaped valley of the Lairig Ghru and the corries of Braeriach, taken by David Palmar
21 March 2022
Largiebaan, Kintyre
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Largiebaan, Kintyre, a Scottish Wildlife Trust nature reserve, taken from PS Waverley by David Palmar
12 June 2017
Tree stump and dried-out peat, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
An ancient tree stump emerging as the dried out peat is eroded, Cochno, taken by David Palmar