East Lothian page 7
North Berwick Law, Dirleton, Fidra
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Photographed from a few feet below the summit. The remains of a volcanic plug (like the Edinburgh Castle rock and others). A classic crag-and-tail geological feature caused by the ice sheet during the last 2 million years. |
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Craigleith 1024 x 768 166K |
The view north towards North Berwick Harbour and Craigleith Island. North Berwick Law is 613 feet above sea level, about 3/4 of the height of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. |
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Bass
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Slightly north of east and 5.7 Kilometres away is the Bass Rock. |
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Heugh 1024 x 768 121K |
At the tail-end of the volcanic plug's glaciated remains is this community. If this were Edinburgh Castle's geology, then this would be the position of Holyrood Palace. |
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Dirleton 1024 x 768 123K |
A rainbow arcs across the sky at Dirleton village, west of North Berwick. |
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Fidra
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The island of Fidra is in the distance at the end of this windswept beach. |
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The strong west wind sweeps the sand across the beach towards the sea, making interesting textures and patterns. The Bass Rock can be seen at the right hand edge of the picture. |
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