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  • Local fisherman Neil Cameron shows lobster caught between Fionnphort and Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The contents of 500 creels is taken every week by truck and sold to Spain. On each line are 25 creels that are spaced out in different areas of the nearby bays. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps (creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs (cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job.
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  • Sarah Leggitt's estate cottage, a former Smithy with livestock near the coast at Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Sarah and her husband are, like many Mull inhabitants, of English birth. They moved from southern England 6 years ago to work for the Lochbuie Estate and the old Smithy is provided to them as living accommodation. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
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  • A stone wall detail at the Old Smithy, Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. In a close-up view, we see the tight fitting stones interlocked to provide strength as well as security for this domestic property. Their are few weeds telling us the wall is well-maintained and it is likely that only local materials have been used in this and other buildings. The origins of building in dry stone, i.e. without the use of mortar, are lost in the mists of antiquity. The use of stone in various builds such as funeral chambers and living accommodation date from the Stone and Iron Ages. Regional styles and patterns of construction do vary throughout the country but the principles of construction established thousands of years ago are still practiced to this day. Regrettably, there is little written historical record of those who practiced the craft in the early days.
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  • Old tombstone wall in Pennygowan Cemetery (Caol Fhaoileann), Salen Isle of Mull, Scotland. The nearby chapel is referred to both as a 'Chappell' and as a 'paroach'. The building may already have been derelict at this period, although the earliest evidence of its condition dates from 1787 when it was shown as 'an old kirk' on a map of Torosay parish. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory
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  • Local fisherman Neil Cameron shows lobster caught between Fionnphort and Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The contents of 500 creels is taken every week by truck and sold to Spain. On each line are 25 creels that are spaced out in different areas of the nearby bays. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps (creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs (cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job.
    isle_of_mull158-19-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Stacked fish boxes on pier head at Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The names of different Scottish fisheries companies are written on the ends of each box that are in bright colours. The aquaculture industry in the Western Isles had its origins in trout and shellfish farming trails in the 1970s. Looking ahead, the best prospects for viable farming of shellfish may be seabed culture of higher value species such as scallops and, in the longer term, crustaceans such as lobster. Extensive cultivation on the seabed is potentially more cost-effective.
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  • Roadside milestone between Iona ferry pier and Salen, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The Victorian era iron marker shows it was made in 1897 so has been indicating the mileage for over 110 years during which the isolation of Mull has become a tourist destination for those exploring the Inner Hebrides isles of western Scotland. It lies on the side of the A849 in the small town of Fionnphort on the Ross of Mull from where travellers cross a small sound by ferry to the Holy Isle of Iona, an stone and bronze age then Columban island settlement visited by pilgrims all over the world.
    isle_of_mull159-19-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Stacked fishing Creels are stacked on the quayside at Fionnphort pier head, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The creel is a type of small wicker basket mainly used by anglers to hold fish or other prey. A creel is designed to function as an evaporative cooler when lined with moss and dipped into the creek in order to keep the catch chilled. Caught fish are inserted through a slot in the top which is held in place by a small leather strap.
    isle_of_mull130-19-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Sarah Leggitt feeds her free range livestock on her land and near the Lochbuie estate cottage, a former Smithy with livestock near the coast at Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Scotland. She and her husband moved from southern England 6 years ago to work for the Lochbuie Estate and the old Smithy is provided to them as living accommodation. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
    isle_of_mull33-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • A now disused stone bridge (only used by grazing cattle) and winter bracken over the Coladoir River on Glen More, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The wide landscape view shows us the bridge's strength largely given by the beautiful workmanship by those using local materials for this road overpass. Only farm vehicles and small cars generally drive over but such structures need to withstand harsh winters where weather can help them deteriorate. An arch is a structure that spans a space and supports a load. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures.
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  • Disused wooden piles at Salen Pier, Salen, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The mailboat service from Oban to Mull traditionally called at Salen pier en route to Tobermory and many people still have fond memories of the Lochinvar.  From 1964 the new ferries required bigger piers and Craignure was established as the main ferry terminus. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the black little bay of St Columba).
    isle_of_mull308-21-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Highlander effigy on an outside wall of Old Ferry House, now a remote self-catering house at Grasspoint, Loch Don, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Until 1881 a regular packet boat operated from here between Oban and Grass Point.
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  • Kyloe Longhorn cattle graze on moorland overlooking Loch Scridain near Killunaig, Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Highland cattle or kyloe are a Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats that are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of stock, one originally black, and the other reddish. Loch Scridain is a long sea loch, with a west-south west aspect, on the western, or Atlantic coastline of the island of Mull.
    isle_of_mull106-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
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  • A line of traditional green beach huts on frozen ground in winter look out to sea across the Solent at Gurnard on the Isle of Wight.
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  • Two 17th century slabs, each 2.00m in length, bearing full-length effigies of a man and woman in Pennygowan Cemetery (Caol Fhaoileann), Salen Isle of Mull, Scotland. This ruined chapel, which served the north portion of the parish of Torosay, is probably of early 13th century date. No medieval references to it have been identified, and its dedication is unknown. The records of the Synod of Argyll in the middle of the 17th century show some uncertainty as to the status of the charge; it is referred to both as a 'Chappell' and as a 'paroach'. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory.
    isle_of_mull313-21-11-2011_1.jpg
  • A Longhorn cow and its calf occupy the single-track road at Kilbrennan, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Highland cattle or kyloe are a Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats that are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of stock, one originally black, and the other reddish.
    isle_of_mull297-21-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Local fisherman Neil Cameron shows creel-caught velvet and Green Crab caught between Fionnphort and Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The contents of 500 creels is taken every week by truck and sold to Spain. On each line are 25 creels that are spaced out in different areas of the nearby bays. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps (creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs (cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job.
    isle_of_mull154-19-11-2011_1.jpg
  • The phone box featured in the 1945 film 'I know where I'm Going' at Carsaig Bay, Isle of Mull, Scotland. This remote location is at the end of a 4-5 mile single-track road from a larger road on the Ross of Mull. The famous red phone box at Carsaig was saved by movie fans (you can dial its number +44 (0)1681-704203). In danger of being removed due to lack of use it is now just used by hikers unable to obtain a mobile (cell) phone signal. Fans of the movie rescued the iconic phone kiosk from crumbling. Visited by film buffs, the kiosk now has Historic Scotland list B status because of its part on screen. And during a pilgrimage to celebrate the Powell and Pressburger film’s 65th anniversary, fans noticed that the box was in a poor condition.
    isle_of_mull92-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • A line of traditional green beach huts on frozen ground in winter look out to sea across the Solent at Gurnard on the Isle of Wight.
    20101226isle of wight beach hutsB.jpg
  • Two 17th century slabs, each 2.00m in length, bearing full-length effigies of a man and woman in Pennygowan Cemetery (Caol Fhaoileann), Salen Isle of Mull, Scotland. This ruined chapel, which served the north portion of the parish of Torosay, is probably of early 13th century date. No medieval references to it have been identified, and its dedication is unknown. The records of the Synod of Argyll in the middle of the 17th century show some uncertainty as to the status of the charge; it is referred to both as a 'Chappell' and as a 'paroach'. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory.
    isle_of_mull312-21-11-2011_1.jpg
  • An aerial landscape looking down to the remote Lip na Cloiche, a garden, arts shop and bed+breakfast cottage run by Lucy McKenzie, near Ulva ferry, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Beyond is Loch Tuath and the headland of the Island of Ulva. Lip na Cloiche is a small, densely-planted garden on the Isle of Mull, open to the public. Lip na Cloiche garden is beautifully situated close to the shoreline of the Isle of Mull, and has stunning views of Loch Tuath and the Isle of Ulva. A wide range of such plants is available for sale throughout the year, as well as fresh eggs and many craft items made from locally "found" materials. There is no admission charge. http://www.lipnacloiche.co.uk
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  • Detail of an arched stone bridge at Kinlochspelve, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The close-up view shows us the bridge's strength largely given by the beautiful workmanship by those using local materials for this road overpass. Only farm vehicles and small cars generally drive over but such structures need to withstand harsh winters where weather can help them deteriorate. An arch is a structure that spans a space and supports a load. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures.
    isle_of_mull54-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Isle of Wight, UK.
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  • Sarah Leggitt feeds her free range livestock on her land and near the Lochbuie estate cottage, a former Smithy with livestock near the coast at Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Scotland. She and her husband moved from southern England 6 years ago to work for the Lochbuie Estate and the old Smithy is provided to them as living accommodation. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
    isle_of_mull36-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Wrecked fishing boats beached on shore at Salen, Isle of Mull. Lying on their sides, they sit rotting in the harsh northern winters after a lifetime of fishing in the seas off western Scotland. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the black little bay of St Columba).
    isle_of_mull1-17-11-2011_1.jpg
  • From beneath a stone bridge that crosses the Allt an Eas River at Eas Falls, near Kilbrennan, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The fast-flowing river curls downhill under the locally-sourced stonework to soon fall steeply into the distant Loch Tuath with the Island of Ulva, the headland beyond. Eas Fors Waterfall is one of the most spectacular waterfalls on the island, situated just off the B8073, a couple of miles North of Ulva Ferry. Eas is Gaelic for waterfall, Fors is Norse for waterfall and the final fall plunges 100 feet over the edge of the cliff to the sea below.
    isle_of_mull259-20-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Cottages in the remote bay at Kintra, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The lights are on in the nearest home and a puddle nearby reflects their warmth amid the otherwise bleak winter evening. Kintra is a small settlement on the north coast of the Ross of Mull. The name comes from the Gaelic for 'end of the beach', 'Ceann Tràgha'. It was founded by the 5th Duke of Argyll to provide an income for himself and his tenants through fishing. Originally cottages with thatched roofs did not have gable ends or chimneys but this one has one gable and with a chimney attached.
    isle_of_mull119-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds; jetty; seaweed; green
    20150818_isle of wight sunset_B.jpg
  • Cows resting on a cliff top on grass looking out over the English Channel. Isle of Wight, UK.
    20150818_isle of wight cows_G.jpg
  • Wrecked fishing boats beached on shore at Salen, Isle of Mull. Lying on their sides, they sit rotting in the harsh northern winters after a lifetime of fishing in the seas off western Scotland. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the black little bay of St Columba).
    isle_of_mull5-17-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
    20120822cowes isle of wight_D.jpg
  • Cold morning muddy track landscape on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Local fisherman Neil Cameron hauls up creels filled with Velvet and Green Crab between Fionnphort and Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The contents of 500 creels is taken every week by truck and sold to Spain. On each line are 25 creels that are spaced out in different areas of the nearby bays. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps (creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs (cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job.
    isle_of_mull137-19-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Beached fishing boat on shore at Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Pennyghael is a small community on the shores of Loch Scridain, and the boat sits rotting in the harsh northern winters after a lifetime of fishing in the seas off western Scotland. Loch Scridain is a long sea loch, with a west-south west aspect, on the western, or Atlantic coastline of the island of Mull.
    isle_of_mull73-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • View from Ilmington across Vale of Evesham. The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK.  Popular with both the English themselves and international visitors from all over the world, the area is well known for gentle hillsides ‘wolds’, outstanding countryside, sleepy ancient limestone villages, historic market towns and for being so ‘typically English’ where time has stood still for over 300 years. Throughout the Cotswolds stone features in buildings and stone walls act as a common thread in seamlessly blending the historic towns & villages with their surrounding landscape. One of the most 'quintessentially English' and unspoiled regions of England.
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  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
    20120822cowes isle of wight_I.jpg
  • Rocky boulders that have fallen from cliffs above are seen in front of Tigh SgeirGael - built in 2005 – a self catering cottage sitting just 50 metres from the sea under the magnificent Gribun cliffs at Gribun, Isle of Mull, Scotland. (http://www.accommodationsmull.co.uk/gribun/). The rocky shore nearby are sandstones deposited in a desert region at the same sort of latitude and rather like the Persian Gulf today.
    isle_of_mull207-20-11-2011_1.jpg
  • View from Ilmington across Vale of Evesham. The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK.  Popular with both the English themselves and international visitors from all over the world, the area is well known for gentle hillsides ‘wolds’, outstanding countryside, sleepy ancient limestone villages, historic market towns and for being so ‘typically English’ where time has stood still for over 300 years. Throughout the Cotswolds stone features in buildings and stone walls act as a common thread in seamlessly blending the historic towns & villages with their surrounding landscape. One of the most 'quintessentially English' and unspoiled regions of England.
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  • A remote public phone kiosk and post box near a cottage home at Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is early morning as the light still has a pink tint during winter in the Inner Hebrides. Mobile (cell) phone signals are still weak in this area of Scotland so the phone box is used by locals and the many visitors who come this way en route to the Holy Isle of Iona.
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  • Cows resting on a cliff top on grass looking out over the English Channel. Isle of Wight, UK.
    20150818_isle of wight cows_C.jpg
  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
    20120822cowes isle of wight_J.jpg
  • Please Shut the Gate sign lying on rain-soaked gravel at Kinlochspelve Church House by Thomas Telford on Isle of Mull, Scotland. Kinlochspelvie Church has only recently been available to let from Friday to Friday. Also available for Christmas and New Year. (http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/22381/details/mull+kinlochspelve+church/).
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  • Cold morning marsh landscape on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds
    20150818_isle of wight sunset_F.jpg
  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds
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  • Springer Spaniel chewing on an old branch in a cold morning landscape on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Lichen covered twigs and branches on plants on a cold morning on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Cows resting on a cliff top on grass looking out over the English Channel. Isle of Wight, UK.
    20150818_isle of wight cows_E.jpg
  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
    20120822cowes isle of wight_M.jpg
  • Duart Castle near Craignure, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Standing proudly on a cliff top guarding the Sound of Mull, Duart enjoys one of the most spectacular and unique positions on the West Coast of Scotland. For over 400 years this has been the base of the Scots Clan Maclean's sea-borne power. Duart was originally a rectangular wall enclosing a courtyard. In 1350 Lachlan Lubanach, the 5th Chief, married Mary Macdonald, the daughter of the Lord of the Isles and she was given Duart as her dowry. In 1691 the Macleans surrendered Duart and all their lands on Mull to the Duke of Argyll. The Castle, although in a fairly ruinous condition was used as a garrison for Government troops until 1751. It was then abandoned until 1910 when it was purchased by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 26th Chief.
    isle_of_mull336-21-11-2011_1.jpg
  • A farm vehicle drives in winter light over the traditional stone bridge built from locally sourced materials over the Allt an Eas River at Eas Falls, near Kilbrennan, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Beneath the bridge is the fast-flowing river that curls downhill, falling steeply into the distant Loch Tuath with the Island of Ulva, the headland beyond. Eas Fors Waterfall is one of the most spectacular waterfalls on the island, situated just off the B8073, a couple of miles North of Ulva Ferry. Eas is Gaelic for waterfall, Fors is Norse for waterfall and the final fall plunges 100 feet over the edge of the cliff to the sea below.
    isle_of_mull292-21-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
    20120822cowes isle of wight_L.jpg
  • Lone fishing boat makes its way through Loch Na Keal, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps (creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs (cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job. Small boats today still operate this way. Loch na Keal National Scenic Area (NSA) embraces the coastline on the West of Mull, from Gribun cliffs to Ulva and Loch Tuath and also includes Inchkenneth, Staffa and the Treshnish Isles.
    isle_of_mull301-21-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
    20120822cowes isle of wight_F.jpg
  • Cows resting on a cliff top on grass looking out over the English Channel. Isle of Wight, UK.
    20150818_isle of wight cows_F.jpg
  • A Caledonian McBrayne ferry sails through the Sound of Mull from Craingure to Oban, seen from Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Caledonian MacBrayne (usually shortened to Cal Mac; Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn in Scottish Gaelic) is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast. MacBrayne's, initially known as David Hutcheson & Co., began in 1851 as a private steamship operator when G. and J. Burns.
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  • Local fisherman Neil Cameron sails to another location laden with creels filled with Velvet and Green Crab between Fionnphort and Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The contents of 500 creels is taken every week by truck and sold to Spain. On each line are 25 creels that are spaced out in different areas of the nearby bays. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps(creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs( cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job.
    isle_of_mull138-19-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Cows resting on a cliff top on grass looking out over the English Channel. Isle of Wight, UK.
    20150818_isle of wight cows_B.jpg
  • Ardvergnish farmhouse (c1800) near Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Ardvergnish Farm is seen overshadowed by the southern slopes of Ben More, the mountain that dominates the Ross of Mull in the Inner Hebrides. This farmhouse is now a self-catering establishment for large groups. For those seeking solitude and with the opportunity for remote exploring of nearby moors and hills, Ardvergnish is sought by those wanting a Scottish experience. 460 metres north Dun Breac (an ancient celtic fort).
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  • A gaggle of six geese waddle down the single-track past Sarah Leggitt's estate cottage, a former Smithy with livestock at Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Scotland. She and her husband moved from southern England 6 years ago to work for the Lochbuie Estate and the old Smithy is provided to them as living accommodation. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
    isle_of_mull31-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
    20120822cowes isle of wight_E.jpg
  • A line of traditional green beach huts on frozen ground in winter look out to sea across the Solent at Gurnard on the Isle of Wight.
    20101226isle of wight beach hutsG.jpg
  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds; jetty; seaweed; green
    20150818_isle of wight sunset_A.jpg
  • Cows resting on a cliff top on grass looking out over the English Channel. Isle of Wight, UK.
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  • Wooden walkway across marshland on a cold morning landscape on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Wrecked fishing boats beached on shore at Salen, Isle of Mull. Lying on their sides, they sit rotting in the harsh northern winters after a lifetime of fishing in the seas off western Scotland. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the black little bay of St Columba).
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  • A Longhorn cow overlooking Loch Na Keal, near Araronich, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Highland cattle or kyloe are a Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats that are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of stock, one originally black, and the other reddish.
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  • Old stone cross at the old church at Kilninian Church, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The old church at Kilninian (built 1755) is the site of worship with medieval tombstones dating from the 14th century. It first appears in the records of 1561, where it is stated that the parsonage of 'Keilnoening' had formerly belonged to the Abbot of Iona, one-third of the revenues going to the Bishop of the Isles as was customary in the diocese. It is uncertain whether the church was dedicated to St Ninian, the apostle of Galloway, or to a local saint of the Early Christian period'. It is also believed to have been once known as the Chapel of the Nine Maidens and in Gaelic  'Cill Naoi Nighean', although another possible name was The Church of the Holy Maidens - 'Cill Naoimh Nighean.
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  • A traditional old croft out-building at Killiemore, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Seen in winter, where the otherwise green bracken is now brown before growth next summer, there is the rusting corrugated roofing and the mossy stone walls that use local materials. The building is only in occasional use for storing farm implements and its small window allows only small amounts of light while retaining what little warmth remains inside.
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  • A night landscape landscape of the remote Lip na Cloiche, a garden, arts shop and bed+breakfast cottage run by Lucy McKenzie, near Ulva ferry, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Beyond is Loch Tuath and the headland of the Island of Ulva. Lip na Cloiche is a small, densely-planted garden on the Isle of Mull, open to the public. Lip na Cloiche garden is beautifully situated close to the shoreline of the Isle of Mull, and has stunning views of Loch Tuath and the Isle of Ulva. A wide range of such plants is available for sale throughout the year, as well as fresh eggs and many craft items made from locally "found" materials. There is no admission charge. http://www.lipnacloiche.co.uk
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  • An early morning empty landscape showing Loch Scridain landscape near the Old Smithy, Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Loch Scridain is a long sea loch, with a west-south west aspect, on the western, or Atlantic coastline of the island of Mull.
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  • Creel-caught Velvet and Green Crab fished between Fionnphort and Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The contents of 500 creels is taken every week by truck and sold to Spain. On each line are 25 creels that are spaced out in different areas of the nearby bays. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps(creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs( cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job. Small boats today still operate this way.
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  • An empty landscape of distant tree and moorland waters on Glen More, Isle of Mull, Scotland.Back on the main A849 road that routes through the valley of Glen More, a 6-mile-diameter crater of an extinct volcano.
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  • Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
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  • Springer Spaniel chewing on an old branch in a cold morning landscape on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The upright remains of a Pennygowan Cemetery (Caol Fhaoileann), Salen Isle of Mull, Scotland. Within the chapel, erected on a modern base, is the lower part of a cross-shaft 1.33m high above ground. On the front there has been a Crucifix; below this a large plant scroll terminates in a griffin. At the foot is a galley with sail set. This cross dates to between 1500 and 1560 and the ruined chapel is probably of early 13th century date. No medieval references to it have been identified, and its dedication is unknown though it is referred to both as a 'Chappell' and as a 'paroach'. The building may already have been derelict at this period, although the earliest evidence of its condition dates from 1787 when it was shown as 'an old kirk' on a map of Torosay parish.
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  • Local fisherman Neil Cameron uses creels to catch Velvet and Green Crab between Fionnphort and Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland.  Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The contents of 500 creels is taken every week by truck and sold to Spain. On each line are 25 creels that are spaced out in different areas of the nearby bays. The main fishing on the Ross of Mull, Ulva Ferry and Tobermory is now is commercial shell fishing with baited traps(creels) for lobsters (homarus gamarus), edible brown crabs( cancer pagurus), Prawn (Norwegian Lobster) and velvet swimming crab (necora puber). Scallop dredgers and Prawn trawlers also operate from both ends of the island, dragging the seabed for their catch. Before the late 1960s shell fishing with creels was generally carried out on a seasonal or part time basis allied to crofting, farming or another shore based job.
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  • The phone box featured in the 1945 film 'I know where I'm Going' at Carsaig Bay, Isle of Mull, Scotland. This remote location is at the end of a 4-5 mile single-track road from a larger road on the Ross of Mull. The famous red phone box at Carsaig was saved by movie fans (you can dial its number +44 (0)1681-704203). In danger of being removed due to lack of use it is now just used by hikers unable to obtain a mobile (cell) phone signal. Fans of the movie rescued the iconic phone kiosk from crumbling. Visited by film buffs, the kiosk now has Historic Scotland list B status because of its part on screen. And during a pilgrimage to celebrate the Powell and Pressburger film’s 65th anniversary, fans noticed that the box was in a poor condition.
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  • A ruined farm building and in the distance, Glen More, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Ruins of old villages are spread throughout Scotland bearing witness to the thousands of people moved by the 'clearances' and economic forces. The Highland Clearances (Scottish Gaelic: Fuadach nan Gàidheal, the expulsion of the Gael) is unclear. But the Clearances were forced displacements of the population of the Scottish Highlands during the 18th and 19th centuries. They led to mass emigration to the coasts, the Scottish Lowlands, and the North American colonies. The clearances were part of a process of agricultural change throughout the United Kingdom. During the Highland Clearances in the 18th and 19th centuries, the population of Mull fell from 10,000 to less than 3,000.
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  • A line of traditional green beach huts on frozen ground in winter look out to sea across the Solent at Gurnard on the Isle of Wight.
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  • The Old Smithy (now a bed and breakfast cottage) at Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. A night light still shines across a wet road road, a single-track highway that crosses the Ross of Mull on the southern edge of the Isle in the Inner Hebredes. (http://www.explore-isle-of-mull.co.uk/smithy-house/index.htm)
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  • Kyloe Longhorn cattle graze on moorland overlooking Loch Scridain near Killunaig, Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Highland cattle or kyloe are a Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats that are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of stock, one originally black, and the other reddish.
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  • Hens peck at deer and goat skulls and antler remains that lie in the rain after the annual cull at the Pennyghael Estate, Isle of Mull, Scotland. In the wet gravel, the heads still have their flesh attached to their sockets and farm livestock are free to clear them before the remains are cleaned again and sent to those who shot these animals, many of which came to this estate on the Ross of Mull from other EU countries. The open seasons for deer stalking in Scotland are: Red deer – stags 1st July – 20th October Red deer – hinds  21st October – 15th February Roe bucks 1st April – 20th October<br />
Fallow bucks 1st August – 30th April.
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  • The remote bus stop at Kinloch crossroads, the junction of B8035 and A849 roads near Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Scotland. As rain lashes this isolated location that looks towards the mountain pass of Glen More, we see the wet road surface that disappears into the distant moors in cloud and a lone postal box. Mull is served by two public bus companies, Bowmans and and R.N. Carmichael, the former's timetable shows an hourly or 2-hourly service. This shelter is on Bowmans 496 service from Craignure to Bunessan and Fionnphort on the Ross of Mull.
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  • Sarah Leggitt's estate cottage, a former Smithy with livestock near the coast at Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Sarah and her husband are, like many Mull inhabitants, of English birth. They moved from southern England 6 years ago to work for the Lochbuie Estate and the old Smithy is provided to them as living accommodation. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
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  • A privately-owned self-catering farmhouse at Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Situated under cloud and a hillside behind we see the gravel track leading up to its fron tdoor around wich sheep graze on its land. Its remote location is ideal for those wanting solitude and peace in this beautiful corner of Mull. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
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  • First world war memorial to those killed in the parish of Kinlochspelve, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Kinlochspelve Parish Church, a little way off the road to your left. This was built in 1828 to a standard "Parliamentary" design produced by Thomas Telford. Nearby is the parish war memorial. Kinlochspelvie Church has only recently been available to let from Friday to Friday. Also available for Christmas and New Year. (http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/22381/details/mull+kinlochspelve+church/).
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  • Tottiew Fish and Chip shop. Cowes is an English seaport town on the Isle of Wight. Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August.
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  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds; jetty; seaweed; green
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  • Dome greenhouse overlooking the Sound of Mull, Salen, Isle of Mull, Scotland.
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  • Hanging goose at Sarah Leggitt's Lochbuie estate cottage, a former Smithy with livestock on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Hanging upside down, the goose has recently been killed for the family to eat in a day or two. Its feathers have been plucked from its body leaving only the wings. Sarah and her husband moved from southern England 6 years ago to work for the Lochbuie Estate and the old Smithy is provided to them as living accommodation. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
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  • Sarah Leggitt feeds her free range livestock on her land and near the Lochbuie estate cottage, a former Smithy with livestock near the coast at Lochbuie, Isle of Mull, Scotland. She and her husband moved from southern England 6 years ago to work for the Lochbuie Estate and the old Smithy is provided to them as living accommodation. Lochbuie is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Craignure. The name is from the Scottish Gaelic Locha Buidhe, meaning "yellow loch". http://lochbuie.com/Lochbuie
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  • Isle of Wight, UK.
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  • Sunset; Gurnard; Solent; Isle of Wight; UK; sundown; sea; clouds
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  • Cows resting on a cliff top on grass looking out over the English Channel. Isle of Wight, UK.
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  • Cold morning marsh landscape on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Tung Chung city is part of Hong Kong and is a giant cluster of tall tower blocks. 7 million people live on 1,104km square, making it Hong Kong the most vertical city in the world.
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  • The view from a walkway in Central, the finance district of Hong Kong, of tall buildings made of glass and steel.
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  • Two women distribute free newspapers to the morning rush of people heading to work in Mid-Levels.  7 million people live on 1,104km square, making it Hong Kong the most vertical city in the world.
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