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[Fisherman]

If you go to Anstruther you can do the Isle of May trip, and its worth every penny. you get 4 hours on this island which is run by and owned by Scottish national heritage. Its manned all year round and hosts some wonderful bird life.There are also sailings from North Berwick. It's better to book in advance.

Isle of May - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[landoboguy]

Image two, do you know who owns the small island left hands side of image?

Satisfy my curiosity please Runnach

 

[trevskoda]

When this is all over im going to get the van out and GUN it somewhere nice.

 

[Fisherman]

Dived there often, a few good wrecks dives around the island. Then there are the historical ones.

http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Battle_of_May_Island.pdf

Yes I knew of the battle, thanks for that.
Did you know Scotland’s first lighthouse was on the island. And it’s still there.
Also there is a remarkable system in place for two fog horns with massive compressed air containers and pipe works over the island. But they have not
been functioning since the 1980s. Quite a remarkable island.

 

[Fisherman]

Didn't know this was Scotland's first light, came up with this on google.

Isle of May Lighthouse

Between dive and while degassing, we would take a wander around the island, did same at the Bass, I doubt we would get away with this now?

No visits on a Friday as they count the birds. Also no access other than on boats from anstruther and north Berwick.

 

[runnach]

During the lighthouses upgrade to fresnet lenses and particularly the second lighthouse built offering different time lapses of flashes there is a high probability my distant family made the optics,

Chance brothers os Smethwick were world leaders at the time,I know for a fact their is the old reflector on display in Gairloch craft museum after the reflectors were replaced a few years back

Hence I know the sands site whic cale kindly posted earlier in the post

 

[Fisherman]

During the lighthouses upgrade to fresnet lenses and particularly the second lighthouse built offering different time lapses of flashes there is a high probability my distant family made the optics,

Chance brothers os Smethwick were world leaders at the time,I know for a fact their is the old reflector on display in Gairloch craft museum after the reflectors were replaced a few years back

Hence I know the sands site whic cale kindly posted earlier in the post

I always thought you were a shining light on here Andrew. Now I know why

 

[runnach]

I always thought you were a shining light on here Andrew. Now I know why

Sadly never seen a penny legacy , a lot of the work bequested to the nation... I do see their work ofte everyday without leaving my settee...they made the clock faces for Big Ben, I still don’t know what day it is

 

[Fisherman]

Sadly never seen a penny legacy , a lot of the work bequested to the nation... I do see their work ofte everyday without leaving my settee...they made the clock faces for Big Ben, I still don’t know what day it is

You are full of surprises Andrew.

Hope you and Michelle are bearing up.

 

[2cv]

When this is all over im going to get the van out and GUN it somewhere nice.View attachment 79163

Hope that you keep you battery charged

 

[landoboguy]

Here you go mate...................

Uri Geller’s Scottish Island | Scotland.com

Although controversial, and certainly unproven, some historical researchers believe that the Scots royal lineage.

www.scotland.com

Good man, I get it now Thanks

 

[runnach]

You are full of surprises Andrew.

Hope you and Michelle are bearing up.

Cheers Bill, a trip to the national museum of Scotland is in order. This set up made by our lot lives there nowadays originally at Inchkeith,

 

[trevskoda]

Hope that you keep you battery charged

All sorted

 

[runnach]

Ooooh, that is nice. before CV19 stopped the world, we met with some folks from National Museums Scotland, which is to manufacture metal framing which holds lens in place, original got lost, hence request.

An interesting project Terry, Chance glass as was, had manufacturing interests in Scotland ....they purchased the Glasgow plate glass company in the Firhill part of the city in 1907. Chance were already big player in rolled sheet glass so Glasgow a natural addition by the mid1930s re employed and redeveloped the plant to produce fibreglass and had exclusive rights for the uk and empire..in the manufacture of glass fibre matting Pilkingtons gradually bought Chance and the plant closed. In 1965

Other links with Scotsmen is the company worked with John Logie Baird producing the glass cathode ray tubes in his early televisions


A picture of the Glasgow facility in 1941

 

[Fisherman]

Chance Brothers - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Fisherman]

Taken from the campsite at kildonnan on the south of Arran.
The island you can see is the isle of Pladda, with Alisa Craig (paddy’s milestone) in the distance.

 

[runnach]

I reckon much of their NLB products ended up here http://www.grantonhistory.org/harbour/lighthouse_depot.htm before heading to lights far away. I use to pass this building when I Granton Campus based.

An interesting website did you know first electric vehicles were manu'd at Granton http://www.grantonhistory.org/industry/madelvic.htm

Links not working Terry ,

 

[Fisherman]

I reckon much of their NLB products ended up here http://www.grantonhistory.org/harbour/lighthouse_depot.htm before heading to lights far away. I use to pass this building when I Granton Campus based.

An interesting website did you know first electric vehicles were manu'd at Granton http://www.grantonhistory.org/industry/madelvic.htm

Talking about Lighthouses look at this one just down from Tayport

 

[Fisherman]

Here's a shot taken from Ratagan village looking over Loch Duich. You can see the five sisters of Kintail.

 

[Val54]

Change of season, some celebrations oop north .....