Erosion Control
Introduction
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Erosion Control
Image: © Derek Mayes Taken: 19 Mar 2011
There is, like everywhere else, a problem with shoreline erosion in Orkney. Short-term solutions here include the 'placing' of old buildings' debris. Inevitably it attracts the less desirable type of dumping. Kirkwall Cathedral can just be seen.
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Image Location
Latitude
59.00165
Longitude
-2.943598