Hoy Orkney - View from the Martello Tower
Hoy Orkney - View from the Martello Tower.
The Martello tower, together with another on the north side at Crockness, was built in 1815 to protect British ships in the bay of Longhope against attack by American and French privateers, during the Napoleonic Wars, while they waited for a Royal Navy escort on their journey to Baltic ports
Tomb of the Eagles - Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Tomb Of The Eagles Orkney Islands
A 5000-year-old Stone Age tomb.
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- ... Its called the tomb of the eagles because a great number of eagles talons were found in the cave along with some human bones ...
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The Long Hope Route - Hoy
Tony Stone and Tom Livingstone made the second free ascent of The Long Hope Route (E7 6c), on St. John's Head, Hoy, Scotland.
Their ascent took two days in June 2016, and their route shares much of Dave Macleod's route 'The Long Hope Direct' (E10 6c).
You can read all about it on Tom's blog, here: tomlivingstone.co.uk/Tom_Livingstone/Climbing_Blog/Entries/2016/6/28_The_Longhope_Route.html
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Leaving Hoy on the Ferry to Orkney Mainland
Lyness to Houton on the Hoy Head ferry
Alone with the Old Man of Hoy on the Orkney Ferry
We just finished our Scotland shoot — three great new episodes are in the can. And that wraps up our entire Season 10 of “Rick Steves’ Europe.” A dozen new shows are coming your way starting this October. I am so excited to finally be able to share the fruits of this two-year-long project.
Saying goodbye to my crew, I enjoyed the relief of no more show production responsibilities. Heading south from Orkney, I hopped the ferry and pondered diving gannets, the Old Man of Hoy, and favorite ferry rides. What are some of your favorite ferry-ride experiences in Europe?
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Trad Climbing on the Isle of Hoy, Scotland | EpicTV Climbing Daily, Ep. 128
Josh Wharton and Jon Walsh have made a successful ascent of the North Pillar of Twins Tower in the Canadian Rockies. Canadian climber Walsh, and American climber Wharton repated the most difficult route on the Tower's 4,500-foot north face, initially climbed in 1985 by the climbing duo of Barry Blanchard and David Cheesmond.
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Tom Randall and Calum Muskett made a flying visit to the Isle of Hoy in Scotland over the summer where they completed some classic routes, as well as managing 2 first ascents on Rora Head, a big sandstone sea-cliff, very rarely climbed, they guys also managed a couple of new E7's...the video has recently been released, and can seen in full here:
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Trad Climbing on the Isle of Hoy, Scotland | EpicTV Climbing Daily, Ep. 128
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Atop Hoy Island!
Video taken on top of some of the highest cliffs in Great Britain.
Summer Job
Macgellan Report from South Orkney Island featuring a man and his summer job -- March 5, 2007 --
Stromness Orkney
Stromness Orkney small overview
Ferry to Orkney
Ferry to Orkney, Scotland, July 2006
'The Long Hope' - Trailer with Dave MacLeod
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St John's head on the Island of Hoy is a wild and remote 1150 foot sea cliff. It was first climbed in 1970 by climber and poet Ed Drummond together with Oliver Hill. They took 7 days to climb the cliff, sleeping on ledges and in hammocks along the way. Now, 40 years later, one of the World's top climbers, Dave MacLeod, sets out to climb the cliff in a single day, finishing with a new desperately hard final pitch up the headwall.
Macleod's historic new climb, The Longhope Route Direct (E11), is captured close-up with the latest HD cameras and contrasted with the challenges of Drummond's first ascent through interviews and archive material. The film also follows Drummond, now in his late sixties and suffering from Parkinson's disease, as he makes a pilgrimage back to St John's Head to look upon the route one last time.
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Paranormal Investigation at the Museum
This documentary is about the Scottish Maritime Museum and the Team Renfrewshire Ghost Hunters. It is a university project planned and filmed by Dominique Morris, Laura Chree and Fearghus Taggart. The music is by Muse (United States of Eurasia) and does not belong to us.
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Shipwreck `IRENE` 1969 at Grim Ness,South Ronaldsay, Orkney
On Monday 17 March 1969, a Liberian cargo ship, Irene, radioed to say that she was in difficulty off the coast of South Ronaldsay and was drifting in a force nine gale. The Longhope Lifeboat, the T.G.B., was launched just before 8pm and was seen by the keepers of the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse at 9.30pm.
Meanwhile, Irene also fired flares, which were seen on South Ronaldsay. A rocket was fired to the vessel and all 17 crew members were safely brought ashore. Concern was mounting for the fate of the T.G.B..
The following day, at around 1.15pm, the Thurso lifeboat discovered the upturned vessel. She towed the lifeboat into Scrabster Harbour. Here the boat was turned over and the body of the Coxswain, Dan Kirkpatrick, was seen in the wheelhouse. Six of the men were down below. One of the crew, Jim Swanson, was missing and his body was never found.
The funeral was held on 22 March, and more than 1,000 mourners turned up to pay their last respects.
The cause of the accident is thought to have been the giant seas, which broke two windows in the wheelhouse. The force of the sea may have swept the coxswain away from the wheel and while control of the boat was lost, the boat then went broadside onto the sea and finally turned over.
Today, the disaster is still remembered by the small and close community of Brims, home of the crewmen.
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Film footage from an old Super 8mm film by Tom Johnston.
19 June 2016 Stromness lifeboat called out to search for people in the water
Stromness lifeboat called out to help search for people reported in the water.
The crew were paged at 2045 and the boat left Stromness harbour at 2054 to search for people reported in the water.
The lifeboat went west about Orkney mainland and headed east through Eynhallow Sound. Conditions were reasonable with a force 5-6 southeasterly wind and good visibility with rain showers.
The Kirkwall lifeboat was assisting a 32 foot sailing yacht which had got into trouble a mile southwest of Stronsay.
Just after 2200, the Kirkwall lifeboat radioed to say they were about to enter The String with the yacht in tow, and asked the Stromness lifeboat to keep close by. All missing people were accounted for.
The yacht had broken its forestay and the mast was unsupported.
As the lifeboats approached Kirkwall harbour, the Stromness lifeboat transferred two crew onto the Kirkwall lifeboat to help bring the yacht alongside and to moor the yacht in the Kirkwall Marina where they were met by a Coastguard team
At 2330 the Stromness lifeboat left Kirkwall for the trip home to Stromness, passing to the west of Orkney mainland.
The lifeboat arrived back in Stromness Harbour at 0050 and was refuelled and ready for service by 0115