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Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:28 am
by Nick
Note 2: The photograph at the top is of the Eilean Mor anchorage in the MacCormaig islands at the entrance to Loch Craignish. It is in Wikipedia, is reproduced here under the Creative Commons licence and was taken by ‘Donald MacDonald’. Since the MacCormaig’s were gifted to the SNP, we assume that the photograph was by the late SNP Councillor Donald MacDonald; that, as a keen sailor, the yacht at anchor was his; and that he will have had a special pride and pleasure in sailing in there.
All the rubbish you can read
HERE
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:20 am
by claymore
I have wondered for some time whether their was life on Shard.....
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:50 am
by Telo
Would anyone like an apartment in a London high-rise?
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:58 pm
by DaveS
Nick wrote:
Note 2: The photograph at the top is of the Eilean Mor anchorage in the MacCormaig islands at the entrance to Loch Craignish. It is in Wikipedia, is reproduced here under the Creative Commons licence and was taken by ‘Donald MacDonald’. Since the MacCormaig’s were gifted to the SNP, we assume that the photograph was by the late SNP Councillor Donald MacDonald; that, as a keen sailor, the yacht at anchor was his; and that he will have had a special pride and pleasure in sailing in there.
All the rubbish you can read
HERE
I don't know about the rest of the story, but the bit about the evictions from the "hidden village" is reasonably accurate. At one point various dilapidated vehicles - converted ambulances and the like - were lined up at Craobh road end presumably waiting to be picked up by the scrappies. That would be about 5 years ago IIRC.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:45 pm
by mm5aho
Looks a bit close to the rock to me.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:54 pm
by Nick
mm5aho wrote:Looks a bit close to the rock to me.
Now you mention it . . . we were anchored in a very similar position and gently swung into the rock.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:26 pm
by claymore
I thought it was a couple of boat widths this way and perhaps a tad to the right.
I dived in there and never found the bloody thing then Webbingtons parks up and swings into it. No bloody justice.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:56 pm
by Old Troll
Anchored in there last year. John Paul Jones used to lie/lurk in the wee anchorage according to historical records. Perhaps he founded the SNP as well as the American navy.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:30 pm
by claymore
Thought that was Whitehaven
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:47 pm
by Mark
Nick wrote:
Not as good but anyway:
http://fattie.freehostia.com/Scotland_A ... _bothy.jpg
http://fattie.freehostia.com/Scotland_A ... gp8475.jpg
Interestingly I went looking for the rock(s) and couldn't find them. Perhaps wasn't quite on the right spot in spite of the transits, perhaps they were deeper than I could go with an Oar.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:02 pm
by BlowingOldBoots
mm5aho wrote:Looks a bit close to the rock to me.
There are two rocks. IIRC off the yacht in the picture starboard bow there is a patch of kelp near the shore and this is one of the rocks. The other is just off the small slip and is quite visible as a white top amongst kelp / boulders at low water. One of the pilot books states that this rock was blown up.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:13 pm
by mm5aho
I stopped in there last summer briefly. (Hadn't been in for maybe 7-8 years).
One rock is on far side, just behind bow of pictured boat. Other as said is near the "slip".
If only one boat I reckon best anchorage is right in the middle.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:36 pm
by Nick
mm5aho wrote:
One rock is on far side, just behind bow of pictured boat
That's the one we swung into/onto.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:41 am
by Nick
islecastle wrote:Loch Craignish?
The important rock was blown up by the army about 15 years ago.
Sorry if this post is duplicated. It didn't seem to work first time.
Dave
The first post by a new member has to be approved - this stops spammers in their tracks, but it does sometimes take a while for myself or Silkie to approve a new post, so sorry for the inconvenience and welcome to the forum.
Re: Shock horror Shard is dead member of the SNP
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:00 pm
by aquaplane
We called in on our way to our one and only Chentlemens Cruise 2011.
I can't find any pics though I'm sure I took some, Erica did a drawing in her diary:
