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Yesnaby geology walk
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Yesnaby geology walk with John Flett Brown, part of the Orkney Nature Festival
16 May 2014
Yesnaby geology walk
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Yesnaby geology walk with John Flett Brown, part of the Orkney Nature Festival
16 May 2014
Dykes in the cliffs near Cathedral Cave, Eigg
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Eigg - Galmisdale and the Sgurr
Dykes in the cliffs near Cathedral Cave, Eigg
29 August 2016
Weathered layers of Old Red Sandstone, Yesnaby, Orkney
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Weathered layers of Old Red Sandstone on the cliff top where joints and bedding planes have been enlarged by waves, spray and weather action, and no vegetation can grow on this exposed coast of Orkney mainland near Yesnaby; photo taken by Lorna Beattie.
31 March 2018
Stromatolites, Yesnaby
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Stromatolites formed from blue-green algae in the 380 million years old Orcadian Old Red Sandstone at Yesnaby
16 May 2014
Stromatolites, Yesnaby
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Stromatolites formed from blue-green algae in the 380 million years old Orcadian Old Red Sandstone at Yesnaby
16 May 2014
Bere grinding mill stone blank
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Yesnaby sandstone was used for Bere grinding mill wheels, as can be seen in this partly formed example, possibly abandoned due to the crack which can be seen.
16 May 2014
Twite, Yesnaby, Orkney
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Orkney - Yesnaby
A flock of Twite (Carduelis flavirostris), some on an ancient flagstone, at Yesnaby, Orkney, taken by Lorna Beattie
31 March 2018
Fulmars, Yesnaby, Orkney
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis), Yesnaby, Orkney, taken by Lorna Beattie
31 March 2018
The cliff coastline at Yesnaby, Orkney
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Orkney - Yesnaby
The cliff coastline at Yesnaby, Orkney, with Hoy in the background, taken by Lorna Beattie
