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Barpa Langais, a neolithic chambered cairn, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Barpa Langais, a neolithic chambered cairn, North Uist. Built about 5000 years ago, it was a burial place and a focus for community ritual. It is the best preserved example of a chambered cairn in the Outer Hebrides, and is about 25 metres in diameter.
07 July 2010
Newshot Island and derelict boats
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Doon the Watter - Glasgow to Bowling 2023
Newshot Island, with an old river channel containing a few derelict boats, taken by David Palmar
23 May 2023
Forth and Clyde Canal basin, Bowling
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Doon the Watter - Glasgow to Bowling 2023
At the western end of the Forth and Clyde canal at Bowling is a basin adjacent to the River Clyde, with a number of derelict wooden and metal boats, taken by David Palmar
23 May 2023
Former Esso oil terninal, Bowling
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Doon the Watter - Glasgow to Bowling 2023
These jetties form part of the former Esso oil ternminal at Bowling which operated from 1918 till 1996; the site is curently being redeveloped. In the background is Sheephill Quarry. Taken by David Palmar
23 May 2023
The Lang Dyke near Bishopton
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Doon the Watter - Glasgow to Bowling 2023
The Lang Dyke along the south side of the navigation channel in the Firth of Clyde near Bishopton, constructed by John Golborne in 1773 to maintain an adequate water depth in the channel by encouraging the natural scour of the river currents, taken by David Palmar
23 May 2023
Old buildings of the explosives factory at Ardeer, North Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Old buildings, part of the explosves factory at Ardeer, North Ayrshire, and now overgrown by Hawthorn, Gorse and Broom scrub, taken by David Palmar
13 June 2021
Walkway and rusting compressed air tanks, Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig scenery, plants and animals
Rusting walkway on the Loups footpath, which leads to the north fog horn, with rusting compressed air tanks, Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Galleries and River Kelvin, Glasgow
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CEP - Glasgow
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Galleries and River Kelvin, Glasgow, showing one of the Kelvin's many weirs used for industrial purposes. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
07 May 1985
Wheel House, Kilpheder
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CEP - South Uist
The iron age wheelhouse at Kilpheder, South Uist. The walls stood at their original height and for nearly two thousand years, the house was very well preserved under the South Uist machair. The wheelhouse was excavated in the mid 20th century. Once the sand was removed, much of the structure crumbled away. Today, very little of the original structure remains. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
17 July 1965
Sheep crossing causeway, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Sheep crossing the causway from the broch of Dun an Sticer on Loch an Sticir, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
