Cramond
The old naval defences leading out to Cramond Island, at this end of the causeway it is about 10ft or more above the ground or beach level and during taking this shot I was nervously glancing back to the shore as the tide had begun to just lap over the top of the causeway. Decided to beat a hasty retreat as I hadn't packed my swimming costume!
Cramond Island is a little patch of land that sometimes is and sometimes isn’t an Island off the coast of Cramond Village, Edinburgh. The island is...
Cramond Island with causeway on left and anti-submarine pylons on right
A couple crosses over to Cramond Island at low tide on a day where the island is hidden in the haar (sea fog). The concrete pylons to the right of...
Another view of the weir at the ruined Cramond Mill on the River Almond, Edinburgh, Scotland. From this angle it can be seen that the weir has a...
About 30 minutes before sunset on Cramond Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland and the sun washes the rocks and flowers in a golden light before dipping...
The causeway out to Cramond Island about to be submerged by a tidal surge coming up the Forth.
at Cramond Causeway (1 of 3) The first came last in this set of 3 from Cramond. Here the tide is out and you have access the "Cramond Island" 1/3 of...
On this evening in August I walked out towards Cramond Island across the Firth of Forth as the tide was receding. It was the first time I'd crossed...
at Cramond Causeway 3rd time lucky. We went each morning to try and catch the tide as it covered the causeway isolating the island 1 mile out....
A quick visit to the sea defences at Cramond causeway just as the sun was setting behind me, with yet another snow storm looming in the distance. A...
Lovely autumnal colours over the wier on the River Almond near Edinburgh, Scotland
This is a reworking of an older image taken at the end of the summer in 2009. The colours in the sky that night were incredible and the waterfront...
One more from the tidal surge up the Forth today as the water starts to come over the causeway.
Cramond causeway linking Cramond Island, reflected in the sea
These decaying concrete structures were erected during WWII as an anti-submarine defence system (submarine boom) and stretch from Cramond, on the...
The line of concrete pylons was built from Cramond Island to the shore to complete the anti-boat barrier
A nice simple composition and shot for today’s post. This is a small waterfall that can be found a few hundred yards inland from the outlet of the...
A long exposure of the weir near the ruined Cramond Mill on the River Almond, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Most of my images in this area have been taken OF Cramond Island FROM the beach at low tide; this image is the reverse of that!
I climbed this small...
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Cramond!
Most notably Damon Finlay and The Jacobite.