Geograph IrelandLatest Images by Garry Smales
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2024-03-28T18:43:23+00:00text/html2011-06-04T10:21:18+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales54.504300 -0.935809NZ6912 : The eastern flanks of Freeborough Hill
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2441101
When you first come across Freeborough Hill you think wow this has got to be man made, even though it is a natural hill you kind of wish it wasn't and that there was something mystical buried there.text/html2011-06-04T00:41:30+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.329295 -3.000120HY4349 : The effects of the high winds (pic02)
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The high winds have blown away the sands exposing the underlying rock and unfortunately for the farmers covering their fields in the process, the stones and pebbles to the rear of the beach are now uncovered.text/html2011-06-04T00:30:10+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.329295 -3.000120HY4349 : The effects of the high winds (pic01)
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This photo shows sand covering most of the underlying rock, the pebbles and stones to the rear of the beach have almost disappeared under the sands too.text/html2011-05-31T01:00:32+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.327627 -3.006749HY4249 : Grobust, Westray
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2434937
High winds regularly expose the underlying rocks and pebbles along the shore line but over time they're covered again by the tides moving the sand.text/html2011-05-31T00:17:50+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.327754 -2.990233HY4349 : What you looking at
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2434907
Westray's three highest peaks, on the left in sunshine is Fitty Hill 555ft, just to the right of that in shadow is Gallo Hill 390ft and right still further (above the nosey heifer) is Knucker Hill 370ft.text/html2011-05-30T23:49:20+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.327585 -3.000596HY4349 : The storm has passed
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2434870
text/html2011-05-30T23:44:07+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.331927 -2.996506HY4349 : It's sunny somewhere
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2434866
A bracing afternoons walk along the coast near Narr Ness rockstext/html2011-05-30T23:10:50+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.326484 -2.991778HY4349 : Winter on Westray
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2434828
The hills in the distance are to the left Fitty Hill, Westray's highest point at 555ft. The view from the summit is fantastic on a clear day you can see the Fair Isles 50 miles away, to the right is Knucker hill at a height of 370ft.text/html2011-05-30T22:25:30+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.332067 -2.989831HY4349 : The Links, bay of Rack Wick beyond
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2434763
text/html2011-05-28T12:25:15+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.312526 -3.042664HY4047 : Russa Taing
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2430626
Across the water on the horizon is the island of Rousaytext/html2011-05-26T23:41:16+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.327229 -3.000059HY4349 : A green lane leading to grobust
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2428941
The fields are from time to time are covered in sand blown from the beach at Grobust some 300m awaytext/html2011-05-25T23:50:03+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.327269 -3.006562HY4249 : Grobust looking west from Mis Skerries
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2427272
text/html2011-05-25T23:43:46+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.332420 -3.070165HY3950 : Cliffs at Noup Head
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2427262
text/html2011-05-25T23:29:59+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.328020 -3.002367HY4349 : Mis Skerries, Grobust beach
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2427241
text/html2011-05-25T23:01:29+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/10494Garry Smales59.344524 -2.957315HY4551 : Bay of Skaill
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2427191