The entrance gate to the, now ruined, Thurso Castle
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The entrance gate to the, now ruined, Thurso Castle
Image: © David Purchase Taken: 17 Jun 2015
The incongruous blue wheelie-bin somehow sums up the difference between 'then' and 'now'. I just wonder what will be there in another 100+ years which would make the blue bin appear similarly antique.
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Image Location
Latitude
58.596069
Longitude
-3.507673