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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
Columnar jointed volcanic rock, Sgurr of Eigg
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Eigg - Galmisdale and the Sgurr
Columns of Jurassic volcanic pitchstone showing columnar jointing, on the path up to An Sgùrr, (the Sgurr of Eigg).
28 August 2016
Kilt Rock, Skye
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Skye - Trotternish
Kilt Rock, Staffin, Trotternish, Skye. The rock is formed by Jurassic sediments overlain by a 90 metre thick columnar jointed sill.
13 July 2010
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula
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Shetland - Foula
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula, a cleft in the cliffs which hides vegetation which is the nearest thing to a forest on Foula.
28 June 2014
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula
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Shetland - Foula
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula, a cleft in the cliffs which hides vegetation which is the nearest thing to a forest on Foula.
28 June 2014
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula
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Shetland - Foula
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula, a cleft in the cliffs which hides vegetation which is the nearest thing to a forest on Foula.
28 June 2014
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula
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Shetland - Foula
Da Sneck o da Smaallie, Foula, a cleft in the cliffs which hides vegetation which is the nearest thing to a forest on Foula.
