| P number: | P002643 |
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| Old photograph number: | D00375 |
| Caption: | Ayres of Swinister', Dales Voe, looking north-east from south of Rugg, Mainland, Shetland Isles. The inland ayre is in two bars separated by shallow tidal water. |
| Description: | Ayres of Swinister', Dales Voe, looking north-east from south of Rugg, Mainland, Shetland Isles. The inland ayre is in two bars separated by shallow tidal water. Along many parts of the coast of Shetland one finds long narrow spits of shingle or sand which are known locally as 'ayres'. Most of these are formed across a shallow bay or across a voe, usually near its landward end, cutting off, either partly or completely, a sheet of water from the sea. The three ayres which join the island of Fora Ness to the Mainland are good examples of ayres which join off-shore isles to a larger island. Ayres of this type are classified as tombolos. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1961 |
| Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 444500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1172500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 149.59 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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