Stacks of Duncansby
The sea stacks at Duncansby Head. A beautiful view.
A chat with Iain (Highlandscape) the other day discussed a forthcoming plan for a sunset-sunrise trip some time in June (as it hardly gets dark at...
Our final destination on our tour of northern Scotland was a planned pre-dawn arrival at the Duncansby Head sea stacks, Caithness. To be honest we...
youtu.be/kHnBoVcroKw For those of you who don't know already, I started vlogging regularly a few months back. If you want to see how I photographed...
Pre-sunrise
Ok, I know this is a stupid title for an image but I can’t help but let my imagination run away with me when I look at the Duncansby Head rock...
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The real north east tip of Scotland is Duncansby Head, a good mile or two further north east than John O Groats. From the lighthouse there is a fabulous walk along the cliff edges to this scenic spot. Looking south along the Old Red Sandstone cliffs, there is first Thirle Door - a natural sea arch, and beyond are the Stacks of Duncansby. The stacks look very chunky and solid from this angle, but if you walk further along the cliffs you get an edge on view, and you come to realise just how fragile they are. They are surrounded by the bases of other stacks, all that is left of other rock towers that have succumbed to the weather and collapsed. The whole area is home to thousands of seabirds, seen sitting on cliff perches or swirling around above the sea. Yet another example of why Scotland is such a special country.
Vlog of this one here youtu.be/g7QojPAf-k0 I wanted to wait until I got home before I edited this one. I decided it needed the big screen to get it...
Getting up really early can sometimes be a real struggle. However, you efforts are often rewarded. I certainly was this morning. The early light on...
Another shot of the sea stacks after the sun had risen
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