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Cliff scenery at Kirbuster, Stronsay
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Orkney - Stronsay
Cliff scenery at Kirkbuster, Stronsay, Orkney, showing marine erosion of the Old Red Sandstone rock beds.
08 July 2019
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree
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Tiree - Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree. Beach cusps form when backwash is concentrated into chance hollows in the beach, and as they are hollowed out, they become a self-perpetuating form of erosion. Sand dune erosion is becoming an increasing problem with rising sea level and the greater incidence of storms due to climate change.
29 April 2014
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree
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Tiree - Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine
Beach cusps and eroded sand dunes on Balephuil Bay, Tiree. Beach cusps form when backwash is concentrated into chance hollows in the beach, and as they are hollowed out, they become a self-perpetuating form of erosion. Sand dune erosion is becoming an increasing problem with rising sea level and the greater incidence of storms due to climate change.
29 April 2014
West coast of Jura
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Jura
Cliffs, caves and dykes are notable features of the raised beach western coastline of Jura
31 May 2016
Brough of Birsay, Orkney
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Orkney - Birsay
Brough of Birsay, Orkney. Here you can see Old Red Sandstone lake-deposited sediments of the middle Devonian period dipping steeply westwards into the sea.
17 May 2014
Dock and pier at Hynish
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Tiree - Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine
Sunrise over the dock and pier at Hynish, from which granite quarried on Mull was shipped out to build the Skerryvore lighthouse in 1838 to 1844.
26 September 2013
Dock and pier at Hynish
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Tiree - Ceann a' Mhara, Balephuil, Hynish and Balemartine
The dock and pier at Hynish, from which granite quarried on Mull was shipped out to build the Skerryvore lighthouse in 1838 to 1844.
26 September 2013
Glacial erosion, Allt Mhuic
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Photograph displaying the effects of a glacial erosion on geomorphology at the Allt Mhuic Butterfly Reserve near Loch Arkaig, Invernessshire.
18 May 2024
Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Construction of the Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme, which involves building stepped revetments onshore, and offshore rock breakwaters.
22 April 2024
Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Construction of the Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme, which involves building stepped revetments onshore, and offshore rock breakwaters.
