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Herring Gulls on the lighthouse garden wall, Fidra
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) on the lighthouse garden wall, Fidra, looking towards Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills.
17 February 2018
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
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
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.
20 May 2011
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 RSPB have managed Dunnet Head as a nature reserve since 2008. The lighthouse overlooks the Pentland Firth, site of a tidal power development.
20 May 2011
Bulk carrier in the Pentland Firth
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North-East Caithness
Bulk carrier near Stroma in the Pentland Firth, where strong tidal currents make this an ideal site for siting tidal power turbines. In the foreground grows Red Campion (Silene dioica).
20 May 2011
Stroma lighthouse
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North-East Caithness
Stroma lighthouse in the Pentland Firth, a likely
tidal power turbine site, seen through the Geo of Sclaites from the cliffs of Duncansby Head
20 May 2011
Stroma lighthouse
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North-East Caithness
Stroma lighthouse in the Pentland Firth, a likely
tidal power turbine site, seen through the Geo of Sclaites from the cliffs of Duncansby Head
20 May 2011
Stroma and the Pentland Firth
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North-East Caithness
Stroma and the Pentland Firth, a likely tidal power turbine site, with lobster fishing boat, taken from Duncansby Head
20 May 2011
Stroma and Hoy, Orkney
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North-East Caithness
Stroma and Hoy, Orkney, looking across the Pentland Firth, a likely tidal power turbine site
