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Shetland pony, Unst
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Shetland pony, Uyeasound, Unst
23 June 2014
Uyeasound and Fetlar
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Uyeasound with Busta Hill, Fetlar in the background
23 June 2014
Hagdale Horse Mill, Unst
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Hagdale Horse Mill, between Baltasound and Haroldswick, Unst, built to separate chromite (an ore of chromium) from the surrounding rock in the 19th century. The horse would have walked round in a circle, pulling a shaft attached to the grinding wheel which crushed the ore.
23 June 2014
Hagdale Horse Mill, Unst
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Hagdale Horse Mill, between Baltasound and Haroldswick, Unst, built to separate chromite (an ore of chromium) from the surrounding rock in the 19th century. The horse would have walked round in a circle, pulling a shaft attached to the grinding wheel which crushed the ore.
23 June 2014
Hagdale Horse Mill, Unst
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Shetland - Unst
Hagdale Horse Mill, between Baltasound and Haroldswick, Unst, built to separate chromite (an ore of chromium) from the surrounding rock in the 19th century. The horse would have walked round in a circle, pulling a shaft attached to the grinding wheel which crushed the ore.
The Keen of Hamar, a sepentine outcrop creating a barren hill which gives a habitat for many rare plants such as Edmonston's Chickweed.
15 July 2013
Keen of Hamar, Unst
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The Keen of Hamar, Unst is a National Nature Reserve (NNR), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and and Special Area of Conservation (SAC), designated for its plant and geological interest. It is a hilly moonscape of serpentine scree, and supports rare plants such as the endemic Edmonston's chickweed.
23 June 2014
Moonwort, Unst
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Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria), Keen of Hamar, Unst, a solitary fern with a separate spore-bearing shoot, instead of having spores on the undersides of its leaves. The leaves are half-moon shaped, thus its name.
23 June 2014
St John's Wort, Keen of Hamar, Unst
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One of many species of St John's Wort (Hypericum sp) in flower at the Keen of Hamar, Unst.
