Sunday walk

Martin and I had a lovely afternoon walk round North Berwick.

Here the view looking to Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. It is a steep-sided volcanic rock, 107 metres (351 ft) at its highest point, and is home to a large colony of gannets. The rock is uninhabited, but historically has been settled by an early Christian hermit, and later was the site of an important castle, which after the Commonwealth period was used as a prison. The island belongs to Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, whose family acquired it in 1706, and before to the Lauder family for almost six centuries. The Bass Rock Lighthouse was constructed on the rock in 1902, and the remains of an ancient chapel survive.


Back home now, chilling with a cup of tea.


I hope you have had a similarly chilled day.