https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/album/860140 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/123/41/8F/692033.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/album/860140 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:43:22 +0000 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:43:22 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53367490/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-02,doc-53367490 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:25:47 +0000 2025-08-19T18:16:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53367490/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/74/90/53367490.89af6aba.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The lower lighthouse (on Stilts) at Burnham on Sea, in Bridgwater Bay,<br /> Low tide when this was taken however on any level of spring tide the whole area is covered by the sea,<br /> this is due to the huge tidal range in the Bristol channel (up to 15m )<br /> <br /> Apologies for my absence this week, had major software issues which resulted me reloading the whole catalogue, not complete yet but well underway!<br /> <br /> HFF and a good week to all!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Large for detail perhaps!</div> On Stilts <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53367490/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/74/90/53367490.89af6aba.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The lower lighthouse (on Stilts) at Burnham on Sea, in Bridgwater Bay,<br /> Low tide when this was taken however on any level of spring tide the whole area is covered by the sea,<br /> this is due to the huge tidal range in the Bristol channel (up to 15m )<br /> <br /> Apologies for my absence this week, had major software issues which resulted me reloading the whole catalogue, not complete yet but well underway!<br /> <br /> HFF and a good week to all!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Large for detail perhaps!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53166452/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-08,doc-53166452 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:49:57 +0000 2023-07-13T11:35:26+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53166452/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/52/53166452.c3611a91.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="156" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A little short of time this week, therefore a previously uploaded but unused image from the Mull of Galloway!<br /> This was taken from the viewing area outside of the on-site Gallie Craig Coffee House. with a long drop to the rocks below!<br /> <br /> HFF and a lovely weekend to all!</div> Essential Fence <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53166452/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/52/53166452.c3611a91.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="156" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A little short of time this week, therefore a previously uploaded but unused image from the Mull of Galloway!<br /> This was taken from the viewing area outside of the on-site Gallie Craig Coffee House. with a long drop to the rocks below!<br /> <br /> HFF and a lovely weekend to all!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53145822/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-11,doc-53145822 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:57:03 +0000 2024-07-19T13:50:17+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53145822/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/22/53145822.4f290ab4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A black and white version of the Dunnet Head lighthouse which has featured a few times on IP, this time captured in very strong but localised sun,<br /> Orkney in the background only 6.75 miles away across the Pentland Firth, At 58 degrees north, geographically it is the most northerly point on mainland Britain, 2.35 miles further north than John O Groats. <br /> <br /> HWW to one and all!</div> Pentland Firth! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53145822/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/22/53145822.4f290ab4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A black and white version of the Dunnet Head lighthouse which has featured a few times on IP, this time captured in very strong but localised sun,<br /> Orkney in the background only 6.75 miles away across the Pentland Firth, At 58 degrees north, geographically it is the most northerly point on mainland Britain, 2.35 miles further north than John O Groats. <br /> <br /> HWW to one and all!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53113178/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-19,doc-53113178 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:39:30 +0000 2022-07-13T12:48:13+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53113178/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/78/53113178.deb53476.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another image from the beautiful Mull of Galloway, this time from 2022!<br /> and a bench facing the lighthouse!<br /> <br /> HBM and a nice week to all<br /> <br /> Medical appointments am, will catch up on my return!</div> Lighthouse View! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53113178/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/78/53113178.deb53476.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another image from the beautiful Mull of Galloway, this time from 2022!<br /> and a bench facing the lighthouse!<br /> <br /> HBM and a nice week to all<br /> <br /> Medical appointments am, will catch up on my return!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53085470/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-09-23,doc-53085470 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:41:17 +0000 2023-07-17T13:39:12+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53085470/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/70/53085470.d1c9df17.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is the sea entrance and a section of the Harbour at Lybster which is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was a big herring fishing port in the 19th century.<br /> <br /> Lybster lies at the end of the tenth stage of the John o' Groats Trail, a long-distance walking trail from Inverness to John o' Groats.<br /> <br /> HWW to one and all!</div> Herring Harbour! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53085470/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/70/53085470.d1c9df17.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is the sea entrance and a section of the Harbour at Lybster which is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was a big herring fishing port in the 19th century.<br /> <br /> Lybster lies at the end of the tenth stage of the John o' Groats Trail, a long-distance walking trail from Inverness to John o' Groats.<br /> <br /> HWW to one and all!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53048064/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-08-14,doc-53048064 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:48:56 +0000 2024-07-13T12:06:37+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53048064/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/80/64/53048064.a17f854d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Fog Horn with compressed air cylinders at the Mull of Galloway, Lighthouse, the most southerly point of the Scottish Mainland,<br /> The foghorn would be operated by lighthouse keepers should seaward visibility drop below 4 miles. It overlooks the North Channel which is the strait between north-eastern Ireland and south-western Scotland.<br /> <br /> Link with excellent information including listening to the horn in action, <a href="https://mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a nice weekend,,,,, a large view recommended if possible.</div> Fog Horn! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53048064/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/80/64/53048064.a17f854d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Fog Horn with compressed air cylinders at the Mull of Galloway, Lighthouse, the most southerly point of the Scottish Mainland,<br /> The foghorn would be operated by lighthouse keepers should seaward visibility drop below 4 miles. It overlooks the North Channel which is the strait between north-eastern Ireland and south-western Scotland.<br /> <br /> Link with excellent information including listening to the horn in action, <a href="https://mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a nice weekend,,,,, a large view recommended if possible.</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53046536/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-08-12,doc-53046536 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:29:59 +0000 2024-07-18T13:51:34+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53046536/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/36/53046536.54bd85fb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="151" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Noss Head Lighthouse is a 19th-century lighthouse near Wick in Caithness, It is located at the end of Noss Head, a peninsula on the north-west coast of Caithness which overlooks Sinclairs Bay, 18 metres (59 ft) tall with 1 lighthouse keepers cottage!<br /> <br /> Another image for Pam!<br /> <br /> A very short diversion off of the "North Coast 500 " coastal route!<br /> <br /> HWW and a large view if possible please!</div> Noss Head. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53046536/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/36/53046536.54bd85fb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="151" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Noss Head Lighthouse is a 19th-century lighthouse near Wick in Caithness, It is located at the end of Noss Head, a peninsula on the north-west coast of Caithness which overlooks Sinclairs Bay, 18 metres (59 ft) tall with 1 lighthouse keepers cottage!<br /> <br /> Another image for Pam!<br /> <br /> A very short diversion off of the "North Coast 500 " coastal route!<br /> <br /> HWW and a large view if possible please!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53040074/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-08-05,doc-53040074 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:17:24 +0000 2024-07-13T11:55:19+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53040074/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/74/53040074.70f469be.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pre storm light on the Mull of Galloway lighthouse as a storm sweeps up through the Irish sea and across the Solway Firth, a few shots and time to retire to the onsite cafe!<br /> <br /> The parched and colourless grass and the dark sky made this shot ideal for B&W<br /> <br /> This is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula.<br /> <br /> The Lighthouse which sits on top of 260ft cliffs was established in 1830 and engineered by Robert Stevenson, The White round tower is 26 meters high. and was converted to electricity in 1971!<br /> <br /> HWW, and a large view recommended!</div> Storm Front! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/53040074/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/74/53040074.70f469be.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pre storm light on the Mull of Galloway lighthouse as a storm sweeps up through the Irish sea and across the Solway Firth, a few shots and time to retire to the onsite cafe!<br /> <br /> The parched and colourless grass and the dark sky made this shot ideal for B&W<br /> <br /> This is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula.<br /> <br /> The Lighthouse which sits on top of 260ft cliffs was established in 1830 and engineered by Robert Stevenson, The White round tower is 26 meters high. and was converted to electricity in 1971!<br /> <br /> HWW, and a large view recommended!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52933528/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-05-15,doc-52933528 Thu, 15 May 2025 19:28:06 +0000 2025-05-15T14:18:45+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52933528/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/35/28/52933528.0ae65052.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A location familiar with a few Ipernians, This is a Low Water image of Watchet Harbour, on a clear late Spring or early Summer day !<br /> <br /> The harbour has a vast tidal range as do all ports on Somersets Bristol Channel Coast,<br /> <br /> HFF and a large view if possible please!<br /> <br /> A perfect link for any Jazz fans, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z4-Phf-WRUk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/shorts/z4-Phf-WRUk</a></div> Early Summer Blue <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52933528/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/35/28/52933528.0ae65052.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A location familiar with a few Ipernians, This is a Low Water image of Watchet Harbour, on a clear late Spring or early Summer day !<br /> <br /> The harbour has a vast tidal range as do all ports on Somersets Bristol Channel Coast,<br /> <br /> HFF and a large view if possible please!<br /> <br /> A perfect link for any Jazz fans, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z4-Phf-WRUk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/shorts/z4-Phf-WRUk</a></div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52832948/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-04-01,doc-52832948 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:53:33 +0000 2021-09-21T14:25:58+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52832948/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/48/52832948.4a247544.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="141" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The entrance from the Firth of Clyde into Ayr Docks, and the River Ayr!<br /> The land mass on the horizon is the Isle of Arran.<br /> <br /> HWW! ,,,, large may be good!</div> Way in, Way Out! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52832948/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/48/52832948.4a247544.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="141" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The entrance from the Firth of Clyde into Ayr Docks, and the River Ayr!<br /> The land mass on the horizon is the Isle of Arran.<br /> <br /> HWW! ,,,, large may be good!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52757974/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2025-01-24,doc-52757974 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:28:38 +0000 2018-06-17T14:06:14+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52757974/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/74/52757974.0a3d71aa.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Please view Large! The sight and sounds of 150000 gannets who nest on Bass Rock in peak season over the spring to autumn months. Is simply amazing!<br /> <br /> The Bass Rock is an impressive island/rock on the North Berwick coast in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. Sir David Attenborough has described the Gannet colony at Bass Rock as one of the 12 wildlife wonders of the world.<br /> <br /> The Lighthouse is a 20-metre (66 ft) tall, built in 1902,It has been automated since 1988, When viewed large the ruins of St Baldred's Chapel, built on the site of St Baldred's hermitage can be seen (center of the rock),,,,,,,,, HWW!<br /> <br /> Blues are little strong apologies!</div> 150000 Gannets, and a lighthouse. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52757974/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/74/52757974.0a3d71aa.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Please view Large! The sight and sounds of 150000 gannets who nest on Bass Rock in peak season over the spring to autumn months. Is simply amazing!<br /> <br /> The Bass Rock is an impressive island/rock on the North Berwick coast in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. Sir David Attenborough has described the Gannet colony at Bass Rock as one of the 12 wildlife wonders of the world.<br /> <br /> The Lighthouse is a 20-metre (66 ft) tall, built in 1902,It has been automated since 1988, When viewed large the ruins of St Baldred's Chapel, built on the site of St Baldred's hermitage can be seen (center of the rock),,,,,,,,, HWW!<br /> <br /> Blues are little strong apologies!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52663322/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2024-10-14,doc-52663322 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:54:08 +0000 2019-06-23T15:02:49+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52663322/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/22/52663322.bd234f1d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Officially the windiest place in the the UK with North Atlantic gusts of 160 miles per hour recorded, this is also the most northerly point on the Isle of Lewis, <br /> <br /> For details of the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse (locally called The Butt) please see the pip, <br /> <br /> HWW! and a large view perhaps!</div> The Butt! (1 pip) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52663322/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/22/52663322.bd234f1d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="159" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Officially the windiest place in the the UK with North Atlantic gusts of 160 miles per hour recorded, this is also the most northerly point on the Isle of Lewis, <br /> <br /> For details of the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse (locally called The Butt) please see the pip, <br /> <br /> HWW! and a large view perhaps!</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52011266/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2023-07-06,doc-52011266 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:22:45 +0000 2023-05-19T13:20:34+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52011266/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/66/52011266.05a4bf0d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern (eastern) entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban. (Wikipedia)<br /> <br /> A day that varied between bright sunshine and cloud cover, but fortunately the light stayed reasonable even during the cloudy periods,------- A large view recommended if possible!<br /> <br /> We were based very close by and a for a while this was Our Town<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI6DBIvyEMI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI6DBIvyEMI</a></div> Step Down. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/52011266/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/66/52011266.05a4bf0d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern (eastern) entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban. (Wikipedia)<br /> <br /> A day that varied between bright sunshine and cloud cover, but fortunately the light stayed reasonable even during the cloudy periods,------- A large view recommended if possible!<br /> <br /> We were based very close by and a for a while this was Our Town<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI6DBIvyEMI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI6DBIvyEMI</a></div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51865862/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2023-04-21,doc-51865862 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:16:00 +0000 2017-09-27T10:27:57+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51865862/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/62/51865862.5881242b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Kyleakin Lighthouse is situated at the south-western end of Eilean Bàn (The six-acre island that supports part of the Skye Bridge). It was built by David and Thomas Stevenson in 1857, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Bridge" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Bridge</a><br /> <br /> The Skye Bridge was opened in October 1995 and replaced the Calmac ferry service Between Kyle of Lochalsh and Kyleakin<br /> <br /> The land in the misty distance is the Isle of Skye. And a musical link <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWp4BRIbqA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWp4BRIbqA</a></div> Maratime Matters <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51865862/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/58/62/51865862.5881242b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Kyleakin Lighthouse is situated at the south-western end of Eilean Bàn (The six-acre island that supports part of the Skye Bridge). It was built by David and Thomas Stevenson in 1857, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Bridge" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Bridge</a><br /> <br /> The Skye Bridge was opened in October 1995 and replaced the Calmac ferry service Between Kyle of Lochalsh and Kyleakin<br /> <br /> The land in the misty distance is the Isle of Skye. And a musical link <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWp4BRIbqA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWp4BRIbqA</a></div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51765228/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2023-02-07,doc-51765228 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:09:35 +0000 2022-07-19T13:45:33+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51765228/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/52/28/51765228.6238795d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another angle on the Dunnet Head Lighthouse, captured on a sunny but hazy afternoon, This is the most Northerly point on the British mainland and the island of Stroma forms a misty backdrop,<br /> <br /> The lighthouse which was built in 1831 is 66 feet tall and stands on the 300-foot cliff top at the Western end of the Pentland Firth.</div> Sea Haze, 1 note. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51765228/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/52/28/51765228.6238795d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another angle on the Dunnet Head Lighthouse, captured on a sunny but hazy afternoon, This is the most Northerly point on the British mainland and the island of Stroma forms a misty backdrop,<br /> <br /> The lighthouse which was built in 1831 is 66 feet tall and stands on the 300-foot cliff top at the Western end of the Pentland Firth.</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51692136/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2022-12-03,doc-51692136 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 19:21:34 +0000 2022-07-12T14:53:58+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51692136/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/21/36/51692136.bc473097.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A beautiful day turned into an atmospheric late afternoon in Portpatrick which is located on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway It was also the principal port for goods and mail traffic to Ireland from the 17th century<br /> Large for detail<br /> <br /> HBM and a great week</div> Not Bench Weather <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51692136/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/21/36/51692136.bc473097.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A beautiful day turned into an atmospheric late afternoon in Portpatrick which is located on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway It was also the principal port for goods and mail traffic to Ireland from the 17th century<br /> Large for detail<br /> <br /> HBM and a great week</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51652952/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2022-11-15,doc-51652952 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:45:26 +0000 2022-07-13T12:06:37+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51652952/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/52/51652952.fe258791.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The rotating foghorn below the Mull of Galloway lighthouse, powered by compressed air and fed by diesel generators in the engine house, the Foghorn would be operated by Lighthouse Keepers should seaward visibility drop below 4 miles, this is now fully restored to working condition but is used now only on special occasions, The pip although not the best quality shows the position of the Fog Horn relative to the Lighthouse and walled gardens.<br /> <br /> Please view large.<br /> <br /> The horn can be heard by clicking this link, volume up for full effect, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndn8ZflyTAY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndn8ZflyTAY</a><br /> <br /> Even more information <a href="https://mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a great week to you all</div> Foghorn ! <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51652952/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/52/51652952.fe258791.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The rotating foghorn below the Mull of Galloway lighthouse, powered by compressed air and fed by diesel generators in the engine house, the Foghorn would be operated by Lighthouse Keepers should seaward visibility drop below 4 miles, this is now fully restored to working condition but is used now only on special occasions, The pip although not the best quality shows the position of the Fog Horn relative to the Lighthouse and walled gardens.<br /> <br /> Please view large.<br /> <br /> The horn can be heard by clicking this link, volume up for full effect, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndn8ZflyTAY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndn8ZflyTAY</a><br /> <br /> Even more information <a href="https://mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mull-of-galloway.co.uk/albums/foghorn</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a great week to you all</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51661224/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2022-11-07,doc-51661224 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:02:25 +0000 2022-07-18T13:38:09+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51661224/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/24/51661224.8c1c4479.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A hint of sea mist but otherwise good light, The Noss Head Lighthouse station<br /> Once again I prefer the image large<br /> <br /> Post Box in pip<br /> <br /> For my personal Post Box Tuesday, A King George VI (1936-1952) post box on the gate post of the Noss Head Lighthouse Station, the inscription on the box and below an image of the complex reads as follows.<br /> <br /> This letter box is located here to save the Postie a half mile round trip from the main gate to our houses and offices each day, over a hundred miles saved a year,<br /> The Postie will always be welcome up at the main house for a cup of tea,<br /> This mailbox is for convenience when the Postie is very busy,</div> Noss Head Lighthouse & Post Box. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51661224/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/24/51661224.8c1c4479.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A hint of sea mist but otherwise good light, The Noss Head Lighthouse station<br /> Once again I prefer the image large<br /> <br /> Post Box in pip<br /> <br /> For my personal Post Box Tuesday, A King George VI (1936-1952) post box on the gate post of the Noss Head Lighthouse Station, the inscription on the box and below an image of the complex reads as follows.<br /> <br /> This letter box is located here to save the Postie a half mile round trip from the main gate to our houses and offices each day, over a hundred miles saved a year,<br /> The Postie will always be welcome up at the main house for a cup of tea,<br /> This mailbox is for convenience when the Postie is very busy,</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51652940/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2022-11-02,doc-51652940 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:28:56 +0000 2022-07-19T14:01:30+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51652940/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/40/51652940.db4e8db4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Foghorn and Light at the Dunnet Head lighthouse site this is where the Pentland Firth starts and is also the most Northerly point on the British Mainland,<br /> <br /> The Firth is well known for the strength of its tidal currents, which are among the fastest in the world, a speed of 30 kilometres per hour (16 kn) being reported west of Pentland Skerries. The force of the tides gives rise to overfalls and tidal races which can occur at different stages of the tide. Combined with gale-force winds, they often give rise to extremely violent sea conditions (Wikipedia)<br /> <br /> The landmass across the firth and through the haze is a part of the Orkney islands,<br /> <br /> Light ON! An acoustic track from the Lighthouse family <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af0apD2dcnE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=af0apD2dcnE</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a nice weekend to all.</div> Looking North <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51652940/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/40/51652940.db4e8db4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Foghorn and Light at the Dunnet Head lighthouse site this is where the Pentland Firth starts and is also the most Northerly point on the British Mainland,<br /> <br /> The Firth is well known for the strength of its tidal currents, which are among the fastest in the world, a speed of 30 kilometres per hour (16 kn) being reported west of Pentland Skerries. The force of the tides gives rise to overfalls and tidal races which can occur at different stages of the tide. Combined with gale-force winds, they often give rise to extremely violent sea conditions (Wikipedia)<br /> <br /> The landmass across the firth and through the haze is a part of the Orkney islands,<br /> <br /> Light ON! An acoustic track from the Lighthouse family <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af0apD2dcnE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=af0apD2dcnE</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a nice weekend to all.</div> Roger (Grisly) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51600234/in/album/860140 tag:ipernity.com,2022-09-29,doc-51600234 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:51:12 +0000 2022-07-17T13:09:11+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Roger (Grisly)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51600234/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/34/51600234.2e9ce30d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Breaking composition rules, maybe, but this is my take on the lighthouse at Lybster Harbour.<br /> The entrance to the port is between the rocks and the breakwater, which must make for an interesting ride when the North Sea swells and gales come along,<br /> One of the many offshore wind farms on the horizon. Large perhaps,<br /> <br /> A musical ink from Celtic Thunder <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKKMTHeqOs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKKMTHeqOs</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a great weekend to everyone</div> End of the Breakwater <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/grisleyreg">Roger (Grisly)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/grisleyreg/51600234/in/album/860140"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/34/51600234.2e9ce30d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Breaking composition rules, maybe, but this is my take on the lighthouse at Lybster Harbour.<br /> The entrance to the port is between the rocks and the breakwater, which must make for an interesting ride when the North Sea swells and gales come along,<br /> One of the many offshore wind farms on the horizon. Large perhaps,<br /> <br /> A musical ink from Celtic Thunder <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKKMTHeqOs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKKMTHeqOs</a><br /> <br /> HFF and a great weekend to everyone</div> Roger (Grisly)