2018

HU3621 : The Neapack from Loose Head

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

The Neapack from Loose Head
The Neapack from Loose Head
A day for walking round St. Ninian's Isle, looking down to see why we weren't sea kayaking round it. There are plenty of caves and geos, and skerries to rock-hop around in a bit of swell, but not this much ! There's quite a lot of wind waves, too, and whilst not as strong as it had been, the westerly was still quite gusty. The metamorphic rocks here are micaceous psammites of the Colla Firth group, Whiteness Division, and correlate with the Dalradian of mainland Scotland. They are dipping moderately steeply to the southwest, making for somewhat unstable and treacherous cliff edges, so the base of these cliffs is only readily seen from a bit that sticks out, as Loose Head does, offering a view back along the coast.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Estuary, Marine Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Category: Cliffs Surf Skerry Category: Skerry
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Loose Head [7] · Neapack [4] · Bit [2] · Caves [2] ·
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HU3621, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andy Waddington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 22 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 11 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 3601 2163 [10m precision]
WGS84: 59:58.6799N 1:21.3982W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 3611 2189
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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