Orkney Photos
The coast at Birsay, beautiful evening light in a beautiful location - what more could you ask for!
Sunset lights the western sky at Birsay
Brough of Birsay
Sunrise at the Ring of Brodgar
Looking from the churchyard at Birsay across the bay to the Brough
Boats drawn up on the shore at Brodgar
Lobster pots drawn up on the pier at St Mary's. The Churchill Barriers are in the background
The cliffs at Deerness. The old medieval monastery at the Brough of Deerness is out of the picture, around the cliffs to the right
The collapsed sea cave, known as The Gloup, near the Mull Head nature reserve at Deerness
Dingleshowe is a narrow isthmus leading from Mainland to Deerness. The mound in the background is the 'how' or Norse gathering place. The location is mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga
The sun rising above the horizon at Finstown
The morning sun paints a golden light on the sand at Dingleshowe
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All images are © David Ross
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