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Brough of Deerness, Orkney mainland
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Orkney - Deerness and Tankerness
Brough of Deerness, Orkney mainland panorama created from 3 original photos. The top of the Brough is an easily defended site with the remains of an ancient settlement, including a chapel and a Norse or Viking settlement dating from between the 10th and the 12th centuries.
07 July 2019
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland.
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Bumble bee on Bugle
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Ayrshire
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Ayr Gorge, an SWT (Scottish Wildlife Trust) Reserve and SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The pollen basket is shown in the enlarged portion of the photo.
09 May 2012
The former explosives factory at Ardeer, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Part of Alfred Nobel's explosives factory at Ardeer, North Ayrshire, established in 1871 and forming a vital part of the defence effort in both World Wars. The site was subsequently run by ICI and eventualy closed in the 1990s. The brownfield site left over from its closure and abandonment is now one of the most nature-rich sites in Scotland.
04 May 2024
The former explosives factory at Ardeer, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Part of Alfred Nobel's explosives factory at Ardeer, North Ayrshire, established in 1871 and forming a vital part of the defence effort in both World Wars. The site was subsequently run by ICI and eventualy closed in the 1990s. The brownfield site left over from its closure and abandonment is now one of the most nature-rich sites in Scotland.
04 May 2024
The former explosives factory at Ardeer, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Part of Alfred Nobel's explosives factory at Ardeer, North Ayrshire, established in 1871 and forming a vital part of the defence effort in both World Wars. The site was subsequently run by ICI and eventualy closed in the 1990s. The brownfield site left over from its closure and abandonment is now one of the most nature-rich sites in Scotland.
04 May 2024
The former explosives factory at Ardeer, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
Part of Alfred Nobel's explosives factory at Ardeer, North Ayrshire, established in 1871 and forming a vital part of the defence effort in both World Wars. The site was subsequently run by ICI and eventualy closed in the 1990s. The brownfield site left over from its closure and abandonment is now one of the most nature-rich sites in Scotland.
04 May 2024
Shag nest in wartime building, Inchmickery
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Firth of Forth - Inchmickery
Nest of Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the gun ports of a wartime building on Inchmickery, Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar. There is plastic netting incorporated into the nests, in which birds may become tangled or eat and perish.
