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Looking back to the wreck of the Spinningdale and the shelter of Village Bay from the Point of Coll.
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As we approached Rubha an Uisge, the most easterly point of Hirta, Stac Lee, Stac an Armin and Boreray came into sight.
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Tony in the darkness of Geo nan Sgarbh.
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Jennifer in the gap behind Sgeir nan Sgarbh.
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Alan under the dark cliffs of Stac a' Langa. Mina Stac is the point on the extreme right. This photo was taken with a 17mm lens to try and get as much of the cliff in as possible. At up to 426m, or 1400 feet, these cliffs are the highest in the British Isles.
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Tony and Fiona F coming through the gap behind Mina Stac. The wind gusted strongly through the gaps and the swells were amplified.
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Alan with Mina Stac behind and Stac an Armin, Stac Lee and Boreray in the distance.
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Our route round Hirta.