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The most isolated lighthouse in the world
Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse, perched atop a rock pillar in the Westman Islands, off the coast of Iceland, sits about forty meters above the raging Atlantic Ocean, was built in 1939.
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Skub wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:10 pm Image

The most isolated lighthouse in the world
Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse, perched atop a rock pillar in the Westman Islands, off the coast of Iceland, sits about forty meters above the raging Atlantic Ocean, was built in 1939.
Wouldn't want that paper round. :D
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Count Steer wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:45 pm
Skub wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:10 pm Image

The most isolated lighthouse in the world
Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse, perched atop a rock pillar in the Westman Islands, off the coast of Iceland, sits about forty meters above the raging Atlantic Ocean, was built in 1939.
Wouldn't want that paper round. :D
They let you fly a chopper though!

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Count Steer wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:45 pm
Wouldn't want that paper round. :D
Or to be the boys who carried the building materials to the top. :(
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Bambi came for a visit


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Felix wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 9:43 pm Bambi came for a visit


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You're pad always looks like theres massive spoilheaps just nearby, or maybe those shale oil bings..
What is it?
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demographic wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:03 pm
You're pad always looks like theres massive spoilheaps just nearby, or maybe those shale oil bings..
What is it?
Its a volcanic plug apparently. If you look at the hill to the left you can see some of the Dartmoor Ponies they put in a few years back. Its not a bad place to stay for a council sink hole.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Berwick_Law
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How terribly British!

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Felix wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:13 pm
demographic wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:03 pm
You're pad always looks like theres massive spoilheaps just nearby, or maybe those shale oil bings..
What is it?
Its a volcanic plug apparently. If you look at the hill to the left you can see some of the Dartmoor Ponies they put in a few years back. Its not a bad place to stay for a council sink hole.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Berwick_Law
Ahh, that makes more sense now.
Near Bass Rock Island as well. Pretty sure one of my brothers kayked round that.
Mass of seabirds on it.
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Skub wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:10 pm Image

The most isolated lighthouse in the world
Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse, perched atop a rock pillar in the Westman Islands, off the coast of Iceland, sits about forty meters above the raging Atlantic Ocean, was built in 1939.
Is it just me, or would you not be able to see that ligthouse if you're looking from the right in that photo?

Seems like a bit of a fail, so far as lighthouses go.
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Its just the perspective No one is going to build that without checking angles etc!

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Maybe that's the land side.
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slowsider wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:02 pm Maybe that's the land side.
Have a look at a map of the islands - there ain't a lot of land nearby!
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Taipan wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:10 pm Its just the perspective No one is going to build that without checking angles etc!

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Be a hell of a facepalm moment if they did :lol:
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Read up about the building of the Eddystone lights, the rocks they built on are barely uncovered at low tide.

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Horse wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:13 pm
slowsider wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:02 pm Maybe that's the land side.
Have a look at a map of the islands - there ain't a lot of land nearby!
Those rocks themselves are enough of a hazard to shipping!
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demographic wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:26 pm
Felix wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:13 pm
demographic wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:03 pm
You're pad always looks like theres massive spoilheaps just nearby, or maybe those shale oil bings..
What is it?
Its a volcanic plug apparently. If you look at the hill to the left you can see some of the Dartmoor Ponies they put in a few years back. Its not a bad place to stay for a council sink hole.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Berwick_Law
Ahh, that makes more sense now.
Near Bass Rock Island as well. Pretty sure one of my brothers kayked round that.
Mass of seabirds on it.
Bird flue has hit that island hard. Over 50% are wiped out but now when there is an west wind the town dont stink like it did.

The two islands and Berwick law are all related but yes. Lots of Kayaking round the rock.

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They've just started clearing the plot next door. This typifies their health and safety :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yup, smoking could be harmful.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 1:04 pm They've just started clearing the plot next door. This typifies their health and safety :obscene-birdiedoublered:

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Are the plans for what's being built available? We might be looking for place abroad...
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