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Cramond 1024 x 771 110K |
Dusk at Cramond village. The River Almond meets the sea here at the Firth of Forth (River Forth Estuary). |
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Swan 800 x 594 116K |
An injured swan is taken across the River Almond to a waiting veterinary surgeon. |
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Cramond Island 04 1280 x 960 206K |
The Cramond and Silverknows photos here were taken with a Fuji Z1 compact camera. The sea was very calm this morning making the island seem to float. You can walk to it at low tide. People are often cut off by the rising sea and have to be rescued. |
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Cramond Island 05 1280 x 943 124K |
This is a similar view but with a wider angle. A solitary seagull sits on a rock. At the other (north) side of the Firth of Forth you can see the fields and hills of Fife. |
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Silverknowes 05 1280 x 960 214K |
A 3km esplanade stretches from Cramond Village to Silverknowes. This is the view east towards what remains of Granton Gasworks. The wheelchair ramp leads down to a beach currently concealed by a high tide. The esplanade is a good place to go rollerblading (inline skating) especially at 7am on a sunny Sunday morning. |
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Turnhouse
1 1024 x 768 124K |
Taken from near Turnhouse Farm, just north of Edinburgh Airport. The main railway line to the north fades into the mist. Some landing lights are visible nearby. |
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Turnhouse
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A shot similar to the one above. The track on the right leads up from the River Almond footpath from Cramond. |
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Granton Lighthouse 576 x 768 82K |
Web Access Engineering appear to be the custodians of this attractive edifice near Granton Square. It brightens up one of the dreariest roads through a small industrial estate beside the shore. |
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Lower 1024 x 562 88K |
Lower Granton Road had a railway embankment on its north side for years, now removed and grassed over. The residents now get views across the Firth of Forth to Fife. |
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