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Kite surfing in Dunnet Bay
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Kite surfing in Dunnet Bay, where if the wind is in the right direction, good surf can be had for about 150 days in the year.
21 May 2011
Long Loch, Dunnet Head
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Long Loch, Dunnet Head with Scaraben, Maiden Pap and Morven on the southern horizon.
21 May 2011
Orkney and the Pentland Firth from Dunnet Head
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Orkney and the Pentland Firth from the viewpoint on Dunnet Head, with the former lighthouse keepers' cottages and coastguard lookout.
21 May 2011
Roseroot and Thrift, Dunnet Head
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) and Thrift (Armeria maritima), salt-tolerant plants on Dunnet Head. Roseroot is a yellow-flowered succulent in the Stonecrop family, found in rocky mountainous and coastal areas. It has waxy leaves to reduce evaporation.
21 May 2011
Old Coastguard lookout point, Dunnet Head
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Old Coastguard lookout point, Dunnet Head
21 May 2011
Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Dunnet Head lighthouse, the most northerly point on the mainland of Scotland, looking towards Orkney
21 May 2011
Castletown Harbour and Dunnet Head
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Castletown Harbour, from which much flagstone was exported during the 19th century, and Dunnet Head
21 May 2011
Northern Marsh Orchid, Dunnet Head, near Thurso
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CEP - Caithness
Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella) at Dunnet Head, near Thurso. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
06 July 1985
Northern Marsh Orchid, Dunnet Head, near Thurso
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CEP - Caithness
Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella) at Dunnet Head, near Thurso. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar
06 July 1985
Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness, built by Robert Stevenson in 1831 and automated in 1989. The lighthouse overlooks the Pentland Firth, site of a tidal power development.
