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Dun Carloway Broch, Lewis
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CEP - Lewis
The Palmar family visiting Dun Carloway broch on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. Dun Carloway was probably built in the last century BC. It would likely have served as a defensible residence for a large family including space for the animals on the first floor and is still very well preserved. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1966.
10 July 1966
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland.
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Tràigh Hogh, Totronald, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Tràigh Hogh beach, Totronald, Coll, looking towards Rum.
27 April 2014
St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Finishing a trip round Boreray on MV Lochlann, before heading to Hirta, St Kilda. From left (east) to right, you can see the Dun, Oisebhal, the Gap, Conachair, an Campar and Soay.
24 June 2011
Ormsa and Garbh Eileach from PS Waverley
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Argyllshire - Firth of Lorn
The slate islands from PS Waverley, with Ormsa in the foreground, and Garbh Eileach and Dùn Chonnuill behind.
23 May 2023
Crossapol Bay, Coll
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Coll Southwest
The sand dunes of Crossapol Bay, Coll, seen from the CalMac ferry, taken by David Palmar, with the hills of Rum in the background.
12 May 2016
The Culbin Forest and Culbin Sands
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Moray - Findhorn and Burghead
The Culbin Forest and Culbin Sands from near Findhorn, taken by David Palmar. Marine erosion can be seen eating into the sand dunes. Hopefully the trees will slow down the erosion and protect the land.
20 March 2022
The Culbin Forest and Culbin Sands
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Moray - Findhorn and Burghead
The Culbin Forest and Culbin Sands from near Findhorn, taken by David Palmar. Marine erosion can be seen eating into the sand dunes. Hopefully the trees will slow down the erosion and protect the land.
