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Black house, na Gearrannan, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Black house, na Gearrannan, Lewis, showing the thick wall and the large stones weighing down the net which retains the thatched roof in the face of winter gales.
10 July 2010
House sparrows on a tenement roof, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Partick, Meadowside and Whiteinch
House sparrows (Passer domesticus) on TV aerials on a tenement roof in Thornwood, Glasgow.House sparrows are ringed in Partick to help study why they are declining.
10 June 2018
Lesser Black Backed Gull on a roof, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Partick, Meadowside and Whiteinch
Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at its nest site on a tenement roof in Thornwood, Glasgow
10 June 2018
Kibble Palace roof
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Glasgow - Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Kelvingrove
Kibble Palace roof, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow in 2003 before renovation.
15 November 2003
Kibble Palace from North during renovation
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Glasgow - Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Kelvingrove
Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow from the North during renovation in 2006.
03 August 2006
Thatching at Skye Cottage Museum
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CEP - Skye
Some traditional thatching skills being put into practice at Skye Museum of Island Life. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1981.
17 June 1981
Skye Cottage Museum
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CEP - Skye
The Skye Museum of Island Life is situated on the Northern tip of Skye, near Kilmuir. It was opened in 1965 to the public to showcase the traditions that are intrinsic to the history and culture of Scotland's Western Isles. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1981.
17 June 1981
House in Glasgow with solar panels in the snow
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Glasgow - Buildings and Scenery
House in Glasgow with solar panels, not generating any energy that day because they are covered in snow. This illustrates that the generation of renewable energy is at the mercy of weather conditions.
17 January 2016
Thatched cottage, North Ford causeway
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CEP - North Uist
Traditional black house (crofters cottage) on the North Ford causeway between North Uist and Benbecula. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
08 July 1964
2 thatched cottages, Malacleit
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CEP - North Uist
2 thatched cottages, Malacleit, North Uist. The central traditional black house is still preserved today (2017), with the ruins of the background cottage also still remaining. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
