http://www.flickr.com/photos/davynelson/tags/ailsa/ Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:27:33 -0700 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:27:33 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8075/buddyicons/39338899@N00.jpg?1356858676#39338899@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/davynelson/tags/ailsa/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/davynelson/7017085725/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/davynelson/">Davy Nelson X-S1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davynelson/7017085725/" title="Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde."><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/7017085725_383cb0a2eb_m.jpg" width="240" height="181" alt="Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde." /></a></p> <p>Caught on a hazy morning.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ailsa Craig (Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an island of 219.69 acres in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland where blue hone granite was quarried to make curling stones. &quot;Ailsa&quot; is pronounced &quot;ale-sa&quot;, with the first syllable stressed. The now uninhabited island is formed from the volcanic plug of an extinct volcano.<br /> <br /> The island was a haven for Catholics during the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century, but is today a bird sanctuary, providing a home for huge numbers of gannets and an increasing number of puffins.</p> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:27:33 -0700 2012-03-22T10:32:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Davy Nelson X-S1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7017085725 55.244072 -4.862523 55.244072 -4.862523 21078 Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde. <p>Caught on a hazy morning.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ailsa Craig (Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an island of 219.69 acres in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland where blue hone granite was quarried to make curling stones. &quot;Ailsa&quot; is pronounced &quot;ale-sa&quot;, with the first syllable stressed. The now uninhabited island is formed from the volcanic plug of an extinct volcano.<br /> <br /> The island was a haven for Catholics during the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century, but is today a bird sanctuary, providing a home for huge numbers of gannets and an increasing number of puffins.</p> Davy Nelson X-S1 uk geotagged scotland craig ailsa ayrshire girvan southayrshire davynelson myfujiwork fujifilmhs20exr davynelsonphotography