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being shipped out to the reef. The bedrock was levelled to form a base for the first course of blocks and a higher course. These circular outlines can still be seen cut into the rock on the shore, as can the nearby remains of the quay where the finished blocks were loaded onto the workboat. Pods of dolphin and less frequently whales can be seen from the shore, with the aid of binoculars.
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Coastguard station (East Coast Fife) into the North Sea and the greater Firth of Forth. It is made up of some fourteen sandstone rocks that are completely submerged at high tide. These include Englishman's Skelly, Kneestone, Tullybothy Craigs, Lochaber Rock and Mary's Skelly.
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Trinity House joined the beacon on 7 June 1887, located one mile off North Carr. The 8 feet (240 cm) fixed light could be seen for 11 miles (18 km). Two years later it was replaced by a ship purpose-built for the
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Shipwrecks around the reef include the schooner Louise; the trawlers James Ross & Festing
Grindall; the tanker Vildfugl; the brig Andreas; the paddle steamer Commodore; the coaster Island Magee; the cargo steamer Einar Jarl & Bjornhaug.
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Taymara charity to restore her as an exhibition space on the Dundee waterfront.
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