2018

HU4743 : Chain at Point of Scattland

taken 6 years ago, near to Gremista, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Chain at Point of Scattland
Chain at Point of Scattland
Point of Scattland seems to have got bigger since the publication of the map I was using, and now sticks out further into Bressay Sound opposite Heogan. There seems nothing to discourage the geographer from venturing here to get definitively inside this grid square. Just behind the photographer's feet is a large bollard bolted into a concrete pad, to which the chain could possibly be attached (although it looks a tight fit). It doesn't really look long enough to reach as far as a ship alongside.

Bressay Sound extends SSW to pass between Lerwick and the island of Bressay. It's a narrow channel, busy with traffic, so it seems bizarre that cruise ships (often much bigger than the one seen here) can anchor in the middle leaving barely enough space for the regular ferries to Orkney and mainland Scotland to pass.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Andy Waddington and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Coastal Docks, Harbours Estuary, Marine Category: Chains
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bressay Sound [5] · Island of Bressay [2] · Point of Scattland [2] ·
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HU4743, 22 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andy Waddington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 22 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 5 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 4706 4370 [10m precision]
WGS84: 60:10.5017N 1:9.2175W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 4706 4371
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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