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Juvenile Shag in the nest, Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Craigleith
Juvenile Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the nest prior to ringing, Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso.
29 June 2019
Juvenile Shag in the hand, Craigleith, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Craigleith
Juvenile Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the hand prior to ringing, Craigleith, Firth of Forth, taken by Claudia Caporusso.
29 June 2019
Northern Gannets on the Minch off Gairloch
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Wester Ross - Gairloch
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) on the Minch off Gairloch, including a dark-coloured immature bird in the middle.
26 June 2019
Wheel House, Kilpheder
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CEP - South Uist
The iron age wheelhouse at Kilpheder, South Uist. The walls stood at their original height and for nearly two thousand years, the house was very well preserved under the South Uist machair. The wheelhouse was excavated in the mid 20th century. Once the sand was removed, much of the structure crumbled away. Today, very little of the original structure remains. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
17 July 1965
Sheep crossing causeway, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Sheep crossing the causway from the broch of Dun an Sticer on Loch an Sticir, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
10 July 1964
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
Prehistoric roundhouses, Cladh Hallan, South Uist
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Western Isles - South Uist
Cladh Hallan roundhouses, South Uist, dating from the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age, around the 1st century BC
25 May 2017
Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney
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Orkney - Rousay
Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney. Brochs date from the Iron Age, around the First Century AD, and are thought to be a form of defensive settlement. In this picture you can see the double walls which form part of the defence of the broch.
04 July 2013
Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney
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Orkney - Rousay
Midhowe Broch, Rousay, looking towards mainland Orkney. Brochs date from the Iron Age, around the First Century AD, and are thought to be a form of defensive settlement.
04 July 2013
Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney
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Orkney - Rousay
Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney. Brochs date from the Iron Age, around the First Century AD, and are thought to be a form of defensive settlement.