Another unusual boat ramp
Submitted by sunshine on Fri, 2022-08-12 23:40
Given I like finding unusual ramps and harbours here are two you might enjoy from as far north in Scotland as you can get. Between John O Groats and Thurso.
How long would the flagstones built harbour have taken in the 1800's
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Swompa
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My grandfather was from
My grandfather was from Thurso and jumped ship in Fremantle back just after the dinosaurs went extinct. Glad he did!
Jackfrost80
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Hah. Same as mine at the
Hah. Same as mine at the tender age of 15 he was found living in the sand dunes and taken in by a local family and promptly signed up for WWI at age 15 and survived Gallipoli, France and France again in WW2. Mad Scottish bastard!
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
sea-kem
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Wow! How's the tide
Wow! How's the tide lines.
These ramps look better built than somoe of the modern one's built here. Great post Gordon.
Love the West!
Coastrunner
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Dunnet Head
Looks about as much fun as Hamelin Bay ramp with a bit of weed and swell.
carnarvonite
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Hamelin ramp
When pro fishing from Hamelin we had a key to the gate and would launch and retreive off the beach alongside the ramp. A bloody sight easier and safer than using the ramp plus not having to remove a tonne of weed each morning after a blow