Otters Crossing road sign Bernerey, Scotland
Berneray Causeway - Opening Berneray's causeway was opened by Prince Charles a fitting return to the area for a prince who famously spent some time there incognito as a crofter. The £ million project was declared officially open on Thursday April 8, 1999 although it had been opened unofficially earlier, in the last days of 1998, when the Island's ferry ran for the last time. Eight years after his previous visit to Berneray, a 400-strong crowd waited in the drizzle for more than an hour after the royal helicopter was delayed by low cloud, causing delays and cancellations to other parts of his visit. This echoed problems which faced his grandmother, the Queen Mother when she opened the North Ford causeway to Benbecula in 1960 but had to cut out part of a visit to Lochmaddy. The Prince well-known for his strong views on conservation and design praised the way the causeway blended into its setting and the provision of facilities like otter culverts. He also approved of the efforts, including fencing, being made to keep rabbits off Berneray so that they could not destroy its unique ecology.
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Location: Bernerey, Scotland
Photo credit: © Lars Ørstavik / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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