{"id":1710,"date":"2020-08-26T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T17:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:28:21","slug":"scotland-tour-day-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2020\/08\/26\/scotland-tour-day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland Tour – Day 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We explored the north and west of Mainland today. Our first stop was at Gurness Beach, a beautiful beach littered with shells. I found a sea urchin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next we stopped at the Point of Buckquoy. We would have walked across the causeway to the Brough of Birsay but the tide was coming in and covering the path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These three left it a bit late to return from the Brough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The remains of Earl Robert’s palace, built in 1574.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We walked round the Ring of Brodgar, standing stones thought to have been there for 4000 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow we leave the Orkneys and take the ferry to the Shetlands at 11.45pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take care<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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