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Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness, built by Robert Stevenson in 1831 and automated in 1989. The lighthouse overlooks the Pentland Firth, site of a tidal power development.
20 May 2011
Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness, built by Robert Stevenson in 1831 and automated in 1989. The RSPB have managed Dunnet Head as a nature reserve since 2008. The lighthouse overlooks the Pentland Firth, site of a tidal power development.
20 May 2011
EMEC tidal turbine, Eday, Orkney
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Orkney - Eday
Tidal power turbine test site off Eday, part of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), with Wideford Hill on the Orkney mainland behind it. When lowered into the water, the turbine will produce tidal electricity - the most predictable form of renewable energy.
15 July 2015
The old pier at Culross
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Fife - Culross
The old pier at Culross. As far back as the 16th century Culross was exporting salt and coal, and importing pantiles, used as ballast in the ships returning from the Netherlands. An attempt has been made in the 21st century at restoration of the old pier.
07 February 2014
Gull flock on the Forth
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
Gull flock on the Forth, with Alloa Glass Works
22 November 2013
Pink-footed geese over Longannet power station
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Pink-footed geese in flight over Longannet coal fired power station and the mud flats of the Skinflats RSPB Nature Reserve on the Firth of Forth
05 November 2012
Longannet power station and mud flats, Firth of Forth
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Longannet coal fired power station and the mud flats of the Skinflats RSPB Nature Reserve on the Firth of Forth
05 November 2012
Skinflats RSPB Nature Reserve and Longannet Power Station
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Falkirk - Skinflats
Skinflats RSPB Nature Reserve and Longannet Power Station, Firth of Forth. In the foreground is one of the tidal pools in the managed retreat area - part of the RSPB's Step Forth (Skinflats tidal exchange) Project.
02 November 2012
Duncansby Head lighthouse, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Duncansby Head lighthouse, Caithness, designed and built by David A Stevenson in 1924, and automated in 1997. The lighthouse overlooks the Pentland Firth, site of a tidal power turbine development
20 May 2011
Bulk carrier in the Pentland Firth
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North-East Caithness
Bulk carrier near Stroma in the Pentland Firth, where strong tidal currents make this an ideal site for siting tidal power turbines. In the foreground grows Red Campion (Silene dioica).
