Date of walk: 22/8/19
GSF Monarch & Baug Jack-Up Rigs tower above Cromarty with Invergordon in the distance, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Well-Safe Guardian a semi-submersible rig optimised for well decommissioning operations, Nigg, Cromarty Firth, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Semi-submersible & Jack-Up Rig in the Cromarty Firth. Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Arch at McFarquhar’s Bed I, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Stack at McFarquhar’s Bed, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Arch at McFarquhar’s Bed II, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Cave at McFarquhar’s Bed, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
After the harvest, Cromarty Mains, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Rocks painted with lichen by the Moray Firth I, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Barley by the Moray Firth I, Cromarty Mains, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Rocks painted with lichen by the Moray Firth II, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Barley by the Moray Firth II, Cromarty Mains, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Rocks painted with lichen by the Moray Firth III, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Oilseed rape ready for harvest by the Moray Firth, Cromarty Mains, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Rocks painted with lichen by the Moray Firth IV, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
The Moray Firth from Eathie Fishing Station, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
The bothy at Eathie Fishing Station I, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
The bothy at Eathie Fishing Station II, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
The bothy at Eathie Fishing Station III, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
The bothy at Eathie Fishing Station IV, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Rocks painted with lichen by the Moray Firth V, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Striped pebble on Rosemarkie Bay, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
One of nineteen Rosemarkie Beach Caves some of which were inhabited since 300BC, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Exterior of Smelters’ Cave (Learnie 2B), Evidence of use in early medieval times ~ approx. 640-764 AD and in more recent times, by travellers in 19th century, possibly shoemakers. In 2016, members of the Rosemarkie Cave Project found the remains of a man who died around 600 AD. He was a powerfully built 30 year old and his skull was brutally smashed. He has been named Rosemarkie Man and may have been royalty. Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Interior of Smelters’ Cave (Learnie 2B) Burial place of the Pictish Rosemarkie Man, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Shoreline rock-form, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Fort George across the Moray Firth from Rosemarkie Bay. Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Cairds’ Cave (The Tinkers’ Cave). Samples of charcoal and animal bone found in the bottom layers of the floor were carbon-dated and showed that the cave had been in use in 300 BC. Rosemarkie, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
It’s rare that I get a table and something to sit on for lunch (and no that’s not my sock!)
X Marks the Spot at Eathie Fishing Station.
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Stunning shots. The arches lead to other world, of course.