Pittulie
Introduction
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Pittulie
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 30 Aug 2016
The village from the shore. All the houses here are built with their gable ends to the sea, to give them more shelter from storms from the north. Originally they would have been built without windows in the gables. Protection from the elements was more important than light indoors.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.698471
Longitude
-2.069609