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Tag: Shetland

  • Eshaness Lighthouse & Cliffs

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    I continued my drive along the coast of the Eshaness peninsula until I arrived at the Eshaness Lighthouse.

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    Eshaness Lighthouse

    Eshaness is in the North West of mainland Shetland, the Northmavine peninsula almost feels like an island, it is only connected by a small land strip.

    Eshaness Lighthouse is perched atop some of the most dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery in the UK. (UK Lighthouses)

    Eshaness is like the wild west of Shetland, the lighthouse is on top of spectacular cliffs and offers stunning coastal scenery. The lighthouse was built in 1929 by David and Charles Stevenson and automated in 1974. It now can be rented as private accommodation.

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    Cliffs of Eshaness

    The lighthouse is the starting point for a beautiful circular walk along the cliffs, up to a broch and back the lighthouse. Lots of nesting birds, sheep, stunning views and even some rays of sunlight.

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    Within walking distance of the lighthouse are the impressive collapsed caves of Holes o’ Scraada (devil’s caves) and the Grind o’ da Navir (gate of the borer) where the sea has ripped an enormous vertical gateway from the cliffs and hurled the rock inland. (Shetlandlighthouse.com)

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    View back to the lighthouse.

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    The everchanging volcanic cliffs and rocks.

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    Walking towards Loch of Houlland and a broch from the Iron Age. Today it is occupied by a group of sheep.

    Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.Walking along the cliffs from the Eshaness lighthousee to the Eshaness broch.

    And back on the way to the lighthouse.

  • Braewick Beach

    Taking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of Shetland

    After waking up in my lovely cottage near Ollaberry and being greeted by the dogs of the croft, I went to the café in Braewick to get some breakfast and also some reception to download images from a client. Directly before me lay the beach of Braewick and I was curious to go for a walk.

    Taking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of Shetland

    It was a moody morning but the sun came out later in the day. Braewick beach is divided by the Melby Fault and has volcanic rocks on one side and granite on the other. About 395 million years ago the Eshaness volcano erupted and left remainders until today.

    Taking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of Shetland

    Taking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of Shetland

    Taking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of ShetlandTaking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of ShetlandTaking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of ShetlandTaking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of ShetlandBraewick also offers a lovely view of the Dongs, a group of sea stacks off the coast of Hillswick Ness.

    Taking a walk on the red beach in Braewick, up in the north of Shetland

     

  • The White Wife

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    Gloup memorial

    On the very top of Yell is the village Gloup and the Gloup memorial, remembering 58 fishermen who died in a summer storm in 1881.

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    My next stop was in the middle of Yell, I wanted to visit a broch which sounded like a nice hike along the coastline.

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    The start was pretty easy, I just had to follow a track and enjoyed the view.

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    The map said to walk across the remains of this farm, but I just couldn’t find the way, maybe it was blocked on that day or I just wasn´t looking good enough. So I turned back.

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    I love these little flowers I saw all over Shetland, they reminded me of little pieces of cotton.

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    The white wife of otterswick

    I already went looking for the white lady on my first day in Yell, but couldn´t find it. But in the meantime I found a map for a hike going to the lady and that made it a bit easier, it still wasn´t easy to find places in Yell.

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    Somewhere down there should be the White Wife – the story of the statue is a sad one.

    Da Wooden Wife, is a sad one. She is the reconstructed figurehead of the Bohus, a German sail training vessel which sank at the Ness of Queyon in 1924, with a crew of 39, many of them young cadets, and the loss of 4 lives. (Northlinkferries.co.uk)

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    In April 1923 the ship Bohus set sail from Goteburg to Chile, but a navigation error brought her 60 miles off course. During a storm, the skipper mistook the Out Skerries lighthouse for the Fair Isle light and the ship was dashed on the rocks. She sank within one hour.

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    Men from Yell tried to help and threw a line towards the ship to save the crew members. The surviving men were taken into homes in Yell but four men perished this day.

    A few months later the figurehead of the Bohus came ashore, in surprisingly good condition and was erected on the shore above the wreck site as a memorial. In 1986 the statue was completely restored.

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