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Post by maree on Aug 7, 2007 0:03:40 GMT 1
Today I had a mini guided tour of Eshaness - cheers Ronnie. Two things....
firstly the water mill that HEARD (see seperate link on homepage) is having restored is coming on apace. The roof is almost complete and soon Eshaness will have an example of a working watermill. Congratulations to HEARD on the project. The mill can be seen from the road on the right hand side as you drive into Tangwick.
secondly....the Shetland Amenity Trust have a number of camping bods - there should be two dots above the "O" in bod, but i still haven't mastered it - in Shetland. Mostly it's clean, basic accomodation in restored croft houses and they prove very popular with tourists. Johnnie Notions bod at Eshaness is a beautifully restored peerie building without electricity. Whilst this gives a certain charm to the place, it also means that it can get pretty cold at times - judging by the comments in the visitor book! The addition of a peerie "bogie" or wood burning stove would make good accomodation, great.
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Post by georgeg on Aug 10, 2007 14:30:23 GMT 1
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Post by georgeg on Aug 10, 2007 16:15:27 GMT 1
I finally found the photo of the Grind O Da Navir that Maree posted ..it's on page 1. of saving George's leg's.. my photo a bit out o focus..  then I found an arch in the rock's..  |
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Post by bod on Aug 10, 2007 19:21:07 GMT 1
All good photos as usual George, don't think I could go too near the edge, not very good with heights. Now there's Mavis Grind and now Grind o da Navir, so tell me what is a Grind?
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Post by mucklelaalie on Aug 10, 2007 21:05:39 GMT 1
A rough translation would be to simply state 'Grind' = 'Gate'
So there is, for example
Mavis Grind - "Gate of the narrow isthmus"
Grind o' da navir - "Gate of the Borer"
happily corrected if spikin hellery
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Post by bod on Aug 10, 2007 21:22:36 GMT 1
Thanks for the translation  |
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Post by mike8nls on Jan 23, 2008 3:21:29 GMT 1
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Post by maree on Jan 23, 2008 11:10:26 GMT 1
Great pics m.......I always think Eshaness looks fab in any weather. I especially love to see the huge waves in Winter, but the sea spray content of the air makes photography difficult. The last really bad day I was up at Eshaness, the waves were landing in the carpark!
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Post by maree on Jun 22, 2008 0:09:03 GMT 1
I was out looking for "wrack wid" (wood washed up by the sea) today. We intend to use it too make a fence for the North Roe Community Garden (see seperate RHS Chelsea Flower Show thread). I ended up in Eshaness and stopped along the cafe for bacon rolls and coffee....nymm While I was there I spotted the recently built interpretation installation. The installation will eventually include wording which will explain how Braewick (the area the cafe is sited at) was once part of the Eshaness volcano. A self-guided Volcano Trail will begin at the geology wall at Mavis Grind and will take in Braewick, Stenness and the area at the Eshaness Lighthouse. Hopefully the Volcano Trail leaflet will be published soon to pinpoint the sites for folk. Braewick Beach has some fascinating deposits of Sandstone and these are depicted in the installation at the cafe. Alan Hart from Sullom, creator of the piece, used various types of ground up sandstone set in resin to create this stunning piece. I've included a couple of pictures here, but they don't really do the piece justice.   |
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Post by bod on Jun 22, 2008 10:33:58 GMT 1
A very nice piece of work, very clever to be able to do something like that, will look great with the wording on. What a nice backdrop to your picture too.
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Post by jroy on Sept 16, 2013 5:08:57 GMT 1
Wow its a beautiful place of Scot land. You might observe the beauty of nature in pics which looks quite original and pure. I have not been there but few friend of mine who have visited this,use to share with me that it feels that you are in the lap of nature,when you are there. Especially " Eshaness Lighthouse " really deserved to be watched. Such a places should be felt when ever you get a chance to go there and for the purpose, a visitor must have a aesthetic taste. Byron Quarter Holiday Apartments 8 Byron Street Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia Phone No : +61 2 6680 9900 URL : byronquarter.com.au/ |
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