Fingal's Limpet Hammers
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Fingal's Limpet Hammers
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 29 May 2008
A pair of tall and leaning standing stones colloquially named after implements used for prising limpets from the rocks. Probably a food source used locally since the Island was first colonised.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.075296
Longitude
-6.232383