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Time and Tide Bell, Camas Bostadh, Great Bernera, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Time and Tide Bell, Camas Bostadh, Great Bernera, Lewis, installed in 2010, with the island of Bearasaigh in the background. This is one of 12 bells around the country installed to be rung by the sea at high tide, to celebrate the connection between land and sea, and between ourselves and the environment.
21 June 2011
Primrose at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Primrose (Primula Vulgaris) at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis, growing rather small, and flowering late (21 June) in this harsh salty and windy environment.
21 June 2011
Mèalasta, and Eilean Mhèalasta, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Mol Foirsgeo, Mèalasta, with Eilean Mhèalasta and Scarp in the background. A bit beyond the sandy beach is the slipway at Mèalasta, the end of the road, 45 miles from Stornoway.
21 June 2011
Red-throated diver, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) taking off, Uig, Lewis
21 June 2011
Golden Plover, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Uig, Lewis.
20 June 2011
Stonechat, Great Bernera, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Stonechat (Saxicola torquata), Great Bernera, Lewis. Normally a common species, this was the first observed by the photographer anywhere in Scotland in 2011 after two exceptionally severe winter spells in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
21 June 2011
Iron Age House, Bosta, Great Bernera, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Iron Age House, Bosta, Great Bernera, Lewis, reconstructed in 1996 after being laid bare by a storm in 1992. Five houses were discovered, dating from the late Iron Age or Pictish period, 400-800 AD. The settlement in a sheltered bay, had running water, good grazing and arable land. The people ate seafood, meat and grain. The village is in the care of the Bernera Historical Society.
21 June 2011
Iron Age House, Bosta, Great Bernera, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Iron Age House, Bosta, Great Bernera, Lewis, reconstructed in 1996 after being laid bare by a storm in 1992. Five houses were discovered, dating from the late Iron Age or Pictish period, 400-800 AD. The settlement in a sheltered bay, had running water, good grazing and arable land. The people ate seafood, meat and grain. The village is in the care of the Bernera Historical Society.
21 June 2011
Camas Bostadh and Bearasaigh, Great Bernera, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Camas Bostadh, Great Bernera, Lewis, with the island of Bearasaigh in the background.
21 June 2011
Time and Tide Bell, Camas Bostadh, Great Bernera, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Time and Tide Bell, Camas Bostadh, Great Bernera, Lewis, installed in 2010, with the island of Bearasaigh in the background. This is one of 12 bells around the country installed to be rung by the sea at high tide, to celebrate the connection between land and sea, and between ourselves and the environment.
