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2024-03-28T18:35:44+00:00text/html2014-07-10T19:26:57+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.423150 -5.744476NR6320 : View from Saltpans
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Across the bay at Machrihanish and far away to the Paps of Jura and Islay.text/html2014-07-10T19:24:47+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.423448 -5.743555NR6320 : Saltpans
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View across the shore line and Machrihanish Bay to the distant wind turbines on Tangy Hill.text/html2014-07-10T19:21:11+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.423211 -5.745430NR6320 : Basking Seals at Machrihanish
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Seals bask in this small bay as the view looks towards a Seabird and Wildlife Observatory across on the headland.text/html2014-07-10T15:48:58+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.423391 -5.736593NR6320 : Big and Little Scone
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View along the coast at Machrihanish Bay.text/html2014-07-10T15:45:19+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.424341 -5.734944NR6320 : Scart Isle
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Home to several cormorants in Machrihanish Bay with a view towards the Paps Of Jura and Islay.text/html2014-07-10T14:50:28+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.425363 -5.602067NR7220 : Old Quay at Campbeltown
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Shangri-La and Aspire II resting at the old quay near to the lifeboat station, with a view to Campbeltown Loch.text/html2014-07-07T18:22:20+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.414152 -5.573542NR7319 : Heron by Campbeltown Loch
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I've tried for some time to get a shot of a Heron that I was happy with, and was given a tip where to find some that were fairly tame, that I could see on my trip to the Mull of Kintyre. This shot was taken by Campbeltown Loch at Glenramskill just to the south east of Campbeltown. There were a couple of Herons walking the shore line when I was there giving me some good opportunities to capture this wonderful bird.text/html2014-06-26T21:23:34+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington54.903531 -4.844394NX1760 : Craig Crossing
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Looking at the Stranraer to Glasgow rail track downline towards Dunragit and Stranraer.text/html2014-06-26T21:20:03+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington54.904080 -4.843964NX1760 : View from Craig Cottage
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Looking towards Gleniron Farm on the horizon.text/html2014-06-26T21:15:49+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington54.904331 -4.844762NX1760 : Track to Craig Farm
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Looking along the track from Craig Cottage with the Stranraer to Glasgow rail line to the left of the picture by Craig Fell.text/html2014-06-26T21:12:47+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington54.903883 -4.844730NX1760 : Craig Crossing and Craig Cottage
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Unmanned crossing over the Stranraer to Glasgow rail line by Craig Fell. Leads onwards past Craig Cottage to Craig Farm further to the north of the woodland.text/html2014-06-23T07:19:54+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington55.860437 -4.285393NS5765 : God at the Hydro
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Eric Clapton played the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on the 21 June 2014 as the first of two UK concerts on the European leg of his tour. Clapton and his band, which included Andy Fairweather-Low and Paul Carrack, ran through some blues standards and a handful of Clapton's own hits, such as Tears in Heaven and Crossroads. I thoroughly enjoyed the gig although it finished 35 minutes early after technical sound problems on stage which left many fans disappointed. The picture here shows Eric captured on the big screen as he plays an acoustic improvised jam version of Leyla which was worth the ticket price alone for me. I've been waiting all my life to see God and now I have the TShirt and the picture to prove it.
The reference to God may need explanation to those not following Clapton in the 1960's. The phrase “Clapton is God ” originated during Eric Clapton's tenure with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Eric was a member of the Bluesbreakers from April to late August 1965 and again from November 1965 to July 1966. It was during this time that Eric first rose to prominence in the burgeoning British blues scene.
The phrase was spray painted on a wall in the underground station in Islington in the mid-60s by an admirer of Clapton's guitar playing. Islington is one of the many boroughs of the greater London Area and the phrase then began to appear in other areas of the city. The graffiti was captured in a now-famous photograph and the legend that is Clapton grew.text/html2014-06-23T00:16:44+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington54.759527 -4.586799NX3343 : Port William
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View north west across Luce Bay and up the coast line of the Machars.text/html2014-06-23T00:09:32+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington54.757928 -4.585919NX3343 : Saltpan Point
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View across the point to Luce Bay with the Scares to left of picture and Mull of Galloway on the right.text/html2014-06-23T00:02:05+00:00https://www.geograph.ie/profile/46686Andy Farrington54.906402 -5.034015NX0561 : Baton Relay in Stranraer
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Baton holder Andrew Kerr (120), runs down Agnew Crescent in Stranraer to finish the day for the Queen's Baton Relay in the nearby Agnew Park with music and celebrations.