Monday 20 January 2014

Nantlle Ridge, Snowdonia, at dusk, landscape

Last rays of the day over the Nantlle Ridge,  Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom. Peaks are Mynydd Drws-y-Coed and Trum Ddysgl.


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Keywords used: Nantlle Ridge, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Snowdonia, dusk, sunset, Mynydd Drws-y-Coed, Trum Ddysgl, Cymru, landscape, ray, mountain, peak, walk, climb, ramble, nobody, shadow, golden, remote, Rhyd Ddu, Penygroes, Talysarn.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_172

Folly tower, converted to pillbox with loopholes

Pillbox, second world war, World War II, anti invasion, defence, concrete, loophole, defended, fort, foundation, grey, gray, nobody, folly, tower, Soldiers Point, hotel, derelict, breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Cymru.




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Keywords used: Pillbox, second world war, World War II, anti invasion, defence, concrete, loophole, defended, fort, foundation, grey, gray, nobody, folly, tower, Soldiers Point, hotel, derelict, breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Cymru.

FatManPhoto_ID: 2013_171

Folly tower, converted to pillbox with loopholes.

Folly tower, ironically converted to a World War II pillbox. Soldiers Point Hotel, Breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Pillbox, second world war, World War II, anti invasion, defence, concrete, loophole, defended, fort, foundation, grey, gray, nobody, folly, tower, Soldiers Point, hotel, derelict, breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Cymru.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_170

Rusty handrail, Holyhead

Extremely corroded iron railing. Corrosion due to sea. Near Breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Rail, railing, handrail, corrode, corroded, rust, rusted, iron, metal, cast, concrete, stone, sea, spray, storm, nobody, Breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Cymru.

FatManPhoto_ID: 2013_169

Loophole of pillbox

Loopholes of Pillbox, type 26 guarding breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.



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keywords used: Pillbox, type 26, second world war, World War II, anti invasion, defence, concrete, loophole, defended, fort, foundation, grey, gray, nobody, breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Cymru

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_168

Pillbox, Holyhead Breakwater

Pillbox, type 26 guarding breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Pillbox, type 26, second world war, World War II, anti invasion, defence, concrete, loophole, defended, fort, foundation, grey, gray, nobody, breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Cymru.

FatManPhoto_ID: 2013_167

Missing Lifebuoy with warning

Bracket that held missing life ring, with sign warning not to do this.



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Keywords used: Life, lifebuoy, ring, lifering, removed, stolen, vandalise, steal, criminal, take, taken, rope, water, sea, rescue, emergency, mount, mounted, safety, nobody, bracket.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_166

Red Lifebuoy

Red life ring mounted against a stone wall.



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Keywords used: Life, lifebuoy, ring, lifering, red, blue, rope, water, sea, rescue, emergency, mount, mounted, safety, nobody, bracket.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_165

Holyhead Breakwater

The Victorian Breakwater (1.7 miles long) at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Europe, Cymru, concrete, stone, wall, sea, storm, Victorian, civil engineering, harbour, harbour, horizon, lighthouse, green, haven, port, North Sea, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_164

Rusty handrail

Extremely corroded iron railing. Corrosion due to sea.


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Keywords used: Rail, railing, handrail, corrode, corroded, rust, rusted, iron, metal, cast, closeup, steps, concrete, stone, sea, spray, storm, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_163

Holyhead Breakwater

The Victorian Breakwater (1.7 miles long) at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Europe, Cymru, concrete, stone, wall, sea, storm, Victorian, civil engineering, harbour, harbour, horizon, lighthouse, green, haven, port, North Sea, nobody.

FatManPhoto_ID: 2013_162

Holyhead Breakwater

The Victorian Breakwater (1.7 miles long) at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Breakwater, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Europe, Cymru, concrete, stone, wall, sea, storm, Victorian, civil engineering, harbour, harbour, horizon, lighthouse, green, haven, port, North Sea, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_161

Whirlpool, The Dingle Nature Reserve Llangefni. Long exposure.

Apparent whirlpool appears in long exposure. The Dingle (Nant y Pandy) Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Dingle, nature reserve, whirlpool, whirl, water, stream, brook, river, long exposure, Nant y Pandy, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Cymru, fall, long exposure, green, wood, wall, nobody, flow, milky, autumn, leaves.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_160

Small waterfalls, The Dingle Nature Reserve Llangefni. Long exposure.

Long exposure of small waterfalls, The Dingle (Nant y Pandy) Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Dingle, nature reserve, waterfall, water, stream, brook, river, long exposure, Nant y Pandy, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Cymru, fall, long exposure, green, wood, wall, nobody, flow, milky, autumn, leaves.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_159

Sunday 19 January 2014

Small waterfalls, The Dingle Nature Reserve Llangefni. Long exposure.

Long exposure of small waterfalls, The Dingle (Nant y Pandy) Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.


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Keywords used: Dingle, nature reserve, waterfall, water, stream, brook, river, long exposure, Nant y Pandy, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Cymru, fall, long exposure, green, wood, wall, nobody, flow, milky, autumn, leaves.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_158

Iron ring set in concrete.

Iron mooring ring set in concrete. Closeup.


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Keywords used: Ring, iron, hoop, metal, brown, rust, hoop, mooring, concrete, stone, rock, shadow, security, protection, closeup, corroded, rusted, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_157

Iron ring set in concrete.

Iron mooring ring set in concrete. Closeup.


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Keywords used: Ring, iron, hoop, metal, brown, rust, hoop, mooring, concrete, stone, rock, shadow, security, protection, closeup, corroded, rusted, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_156

Saturday 18 January 2014

Penmon Beach, Anglesey, Wales. Lighthouse and Puffin Island

Pebbled beach looking to small lighthouse and island. Penmon, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.



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Keywords used: Pebble, beach, penmon, point, Anglesey, lighthouse, puffin, island, Wales, Cymru, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, sea, sky, island, offshore, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_153

Penmon Priory Dovecote, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. Interior, nesting boxes.

Dovecote built around 1600 at Penmon Priory, near Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. Looking at the nesting boxes in the walls.




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Keywords used: Dovecote, dove, pigeon, fowl, food, game, 1600, Elizabethan, nest, nesting, box, Penmon, point, priory, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, Cymru, pillar, stone, steps, cantilevered, support, hole, welsh, building, agriculture, old, disused, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Europe, wall, hole, opening, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_151

Penmon Priory Dovecote, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom – interior.

Dovecote built around 1600 at Penmon Priory, near Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. Looking up at the ceiling and the opening below the cupola.



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Keywords used: Dovecote, dove, pigeon, fowl, food, game, 1600, Elizabethan, nest, nesting, box, Penmon, point, priory, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, Cymru, pillar, stone, steps, cantilevered, support, hole, welsh, building, agriculture, old, disused, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Europe, ceiling, light, cupola, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_150

Penmon Priory Dovecote, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom – interior.

Dovecote built around 1600 at Penmon Priory, near Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. The central pillar has cantilevered steps and supported a ladder.



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Keywords used: Dovecote, dove, pigeon, fowl, food, game, 1600, Elizabethan, nest, nesting, box, Penmon, point, priory, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, Cymru, pillar, stone, steps, cantilevered, support, hole, welsh, building, agriculture, old, disused, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Europe, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_149

Penmon Priory Dovecote, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom – interior.

Dovecote built around 1600 at Penmon Priory, near Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. The central pillar has cantilevered steps and supported a ladder.


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Keywords used: Dovecote, dove, pigeon, fowl, food, game, 1600, Elizabethan, nest, nesting, box, Penmon, point, priory, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, Cymru, pillar, stone, steps, cantilevered, support, hole, welsh, building, agriculture, old, disused, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Europe, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_148

Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall – High waterfall in wales, United Kingdom.


Pistyll Rhaeadr (Welsh for ‘spring of the waterfall’) this waterfall is often claimed to be the highest in Wales and England, but there are others with a higher single drop.

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Keywords used: Pistyll Rhaeadr,  Waterfall, water, stream, river, water, fall, gush, roar, spray, long exposure, milky, high, height, highest, spectacular, spectacle, wales, cymru, gravity, pool, rock, rocky, cliff, arch, tourism, landmark, tranquil, nature, white, green, rain, moisture, wales, united kingdom, spring, drop, fresh, wellbeing, clean, wash, mountain, hill, valley, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, welsh, drops.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_146

Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall – High waterfall in wales, United Kingdom

Pistyll Rhaeadr (Welsh for ‘spring of the waterfall’) this waterfall is often claimed to be the highest in Wales and England, but there are others with a higher single drop.


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Keywords used: Pistyll Rhaeadr,  Waterfall, water, stream, river, water, fall, gush, roar, spray, long exposure, milky, high, height, highest, spectacular, spectacle, wales, cymru, gravity, pool, rock, rocky, cliff, arch, tourism, landmark, tranquil, nature, white, green, rain, moisture, wales, united kingdom, spring, drop, fresh, wellbeing, clean, wash, mountain, hill, valley, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, welsh, drops

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_145

Wednesday 15 January 2014

Penmon Beach, Anglesey, Wales. Lighthouse and Puffin Island.

Pebbled beach looking to small lighthouse and island. Penmon, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.



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Keywords used: Pebble, beach, penmon, point, Anglesey, lighthouse, puffin, island, Wales, Cymru, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, sea, sky, island, offshore, nobody.

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_155

Penmon Beach, Anglesey, Wales with lighthouse

Pebbled beach looking to small lighthouse and island. Penmon, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom..


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Keywords used: Pebble, beach, penmon, point, Anglesey, lighthouse, island, Wales, Cymru, United Kingdom, UK, Britain, sea, sky, island, offshore, nobody

FatManPhoto ID: 2013_154