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Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney Uninhabited tidal islands linked to the island of Sanday at low tide.
Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney Credit: Karl Cooper

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Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney Uninhabited tidal islands linked to the island of Sanday at low tide.
Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney
Uninhabited tidal islands linked to the island of Sanday at low tide.
Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire One of many such cairns on the Holms of Ire and adjacent part of Sanday
Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire
One of many such cairns on the Holms of Ire and adjacent part of Sanday
Inlet within Inner Sound at Holms of Ire
Inlet within Inner Sound at Holms of Ire
Rocks near Craw's Nest Prominent cairns atop the Holms of Ire can be seen in the distance.
Rocks near Craw's Nest
Prominent cairns atop the Holms of Ire can be seen in the distance.
Rock slabs on the more northerly of the Holms of Ire
Rock slabs on the more northerly of the Holms of Ire
Seawashed rocks near the Lotheran One of the more remote spots off Sanday, reached only with a risk of getting cut off by the rising tide.
Seawashed rocks near the Lotheran
One of the more remote spots off Sanday, reached only with a risk of getting cut off by the rising tide.
Natural Arch near Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney
Natural Arch near Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney
Airon, Sanday, Orkney
Airon, Sanday, Orkney
The Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney The Holms are two islands accessible at low tide.
The Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney
The Holms are two islands accessible at low tide.
Quarry, Sanday, Orkney The quarry lies on the western coast of the peninsula forming the NW tip of Sanday, below the Holms of Ire. <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2561603">HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire</a> can be seen on the horizon.
Quarry, Sanday, Orkney
The quarry lies on the western coast of the peninsula forming the NW tip of Sanday, below the Holms of Ire. HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire can be seen on the horizon.
Stonebreaker, Sanday, Orkney The machine is inscribed, "Rob Broadbent & Son Stalybridge Blake Stonebreaker 8077" and it lies some 150m to the NW of <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3770987">HY6544 : Quarry, Sanday, Orkney</a>. <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2561603">HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire</a> can be seen on the horizon.
Stonebreaker, Sanday, Orkney
The machine is inscribed, "Rob Broadbent & Son Stalybridge Blake Stonebreaker 8077" and it lies some 150m to the NW of HY6544 : Quarry, Sanday, Orkney. HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire can be seen on the horizon.
Planticrubs, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney According to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland's thesaurus, a planticrub (or planticrue) is "a small square, circular or rectangular enclosure used for growing root crops, usually without an entrance". At <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/3499/details/sanday+holms+of+ire" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/3499/details/sanday+holms+of+ire">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> these ones are described as "a spectacular and well-preserved row of 4 circular and 2 square plantie-crus each 1.5m high to top of wall which in most cases is complete, average 4.2m across, without openings".
Planticrubs, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney
According to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland's thesaurus, a planticrub (or planticrue) is "a small square, circular or rectangular enclosure used for growing root crops, usually without an entrance". At LinkExternal link these ones are described as "a spectacular and well-preserved row of 4 circular and 2 square plantie-crus each 1.5m high to top of wall which in most cases is complete, average 4.2m across, without openings".
Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney This cairn is on the outer holm. There are similar cairns located nearby on the inner holm (<a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4336569">HY6446 : Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney</a>) and on the main island (<a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2561603">HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire</a>).
Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney
This cairn is on the outer holm. There are similar cairns located nearby on the inner holm (HY6446 : Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney) and on the main island (HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire).
Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney This cairn is on the inner holm. There are similar cairns located nearby on the outer holm (<a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4336564">HY6446 : Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney</a>) and on the main island (<a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2561603">HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire</a>).
Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney
This cairn is on the inner holm. There are similar cairns located nearby on the outer holm (HY6446 : Cairn, Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney) and on the main island (HY6545 : Cairn overlooking Holms of Ire).
Ayre of Roo Beach cutting off the Roos Loch.
Ayre of Roo
Beach cutting off the Roos Loch.
Beach, Roos Wick The white sand produces some fine colours in the sea.
Beach, Roos Wick
The white sand produces some fine colours in the sea.
Quarry by Airon Remains of a quarry near Roos Wick, Sanday.
Quarry by Airon
Remains of a quarry near Roos Wick, Sanday.
Stonebreaker At the Roos Wick quarry on Sanday, inscribed "Rob Broadbent & Son Stalybridge Blake Stonebreaker 8077"
Stonebreaker
At the Roos Wick quarry on Sanday, inscribed "Rob Broadbent & Son Stalybridge Blake Stonebreaker 8077"
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