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Friday, December 05, 2008

Rock and roll on Ailsa Craig

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From the slopes above the lighthouse, we had spotted a huge pile of granite boulders at the top of the beach. These had been collected in 20...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

Ailsa Craig lighthouse.

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From the summit of Ailsa Craig we started our steep descent back to the lighthouse. At times it looked like we were about to walk over a pre...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

It's tough being a gannet!

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Not far from the summit cairn of Ailsa Craig we found this unprotected greater black backed gull nest. Now the rats have gone, this ruthless...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Splendid isolation on the heights of Ailsa Craig.

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From the Castle, Tony Gavin and myself perspired on our way up a steep bank of bluebells towards the summit of Ailsa Craig. We caught our br...
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Sunday, November 30, 2008

The ancient keep of Ailsa

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From the lighthouse, we made our way up to the ancient keep of Ailsa Craig castle. It was built in the late 14th century and granted to the ...
Saturday, November 29, 2008

The siren calls of Ailsa.

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Emerging from the shade of Bare Stack we passed the north fog horn of Ailsa Craig. The north and south sirens were built at the same time as...
Friday, November 28, 2008

The lost puffins and last sea eagle of Ailsa Craig

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As we continued round Ailsa Craig from the main gannet colonies, we came across some places where banks of grass grew on great heaps of rock...
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