The Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, at sunset in winter, from Yellowcraig beach.
The Bass Rock is an island in the Firth of Forth two miles east of North Berwick and one mile off the mainland A huge trachyte volcanic plug of phonolite dating to the Carboniferous period rising over 100m from the sea The island has a 20m lighthouse built in 1902 by David Stevenson. Half way up the island stands the ruin of St Baldred s Chapel. The Bass Rock is a Site of Special Scientific Interest famous for its Gannet colony This picture was taken as the golden Scottish sun caught the island at the end of a still winter day.
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Location: Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
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