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Concrete Barge - Stronsay Harbour
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Concrete Barge - Stronsay Harbour

Still in in remarkably good condition.
Stern sitting on a large rock that has punctured the hull providing a convenient entry point for the resident seals.

26th August 2012
Picture added on 25 November 2012 at 18:54
Comments:
This barge was used to store coal for the herring drifters and I remember climbing on it when I was a peedie boy. Does anyone know when it ran aground or was it just abandoned there deliberately when the herring fishing ended? (1939?)
Added by Keith Dennison on 02 December 2012
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Stronsay

Old coastguard slipway, StronsayIsa, Louise, Robert & Ray HutcheonRackwick BayOpening of new offices at Scapa DistilleryScapa School around 1933Royal visit in the 80sBarrier number threeFinstown from WidefordOpposite the Police Station, LonghopeQueen Street, Stromness