FOULA HERITAGE
Foula - The Edge of the World
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FOULA HERITAGE
Foula - The Edge of the World
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Foula 1924-37 Telegraph Installation Foula 1936 The Edge of the World
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COASTAL AND INLAND EROSION IN FOULA
Major rock fall at Hedlicliv. The top of the cliff is very unstable
with
Less recent fall at da Geo ida Lang Hoevdi
Small scree fall at the foot of the Back ida Noup.
More recent small scree fall above Da Lamatuns.
Two older scree falls between the Sneck ida Smaallie and Da Lamatuns.
A recent fall from the cliff top just south of the Sneck ida Smaallie.
Scree fall in Da Scrodhurdins (on Right). Ian Pennie, 1948.
Scrodhurdins scree fall still showing in c.1970
Still a lot of ungrassed areas in the Scrodhurdins scree in c.2000.
Another major cave in Da Srodhurdins. A large storm beach has built up in its
entrance. The cave roof is more than twenty feet above the top of the boulders,
This is the area of cliff undercut in the right of the above photograph
A rock fall from the face of the Kame removes a lot of soil from the Little
Kame.
Vegetation returns to the southern part of the Little Kame
Looking at Simmons Head through the Kittiwakes' Haa arch.
Gaada Stack from the sea.
The western arch of Gaada Stack
The sea coming through Gaada Stack's eastern arch
Daylight showing through the arch of the Brough, Gaada Stack to the right.
To the left of Gaada Stack is the Brough after its arch collapsed in 1965
Glacial till erosion begins on the east side of Da Pier after part of the turf slumps
Erosion of Glacial Till on Da Pier. Fifty years ago most of
Da Pier
Turf protruding over clay erosion (On left). In
shadow behind
Glacial Till, at the Riggs, slumping as it is undercut by the sea
Two old boat noosts at the Riggs will soon disappear, 2005.
The slumping of the Bruggs below the old Leraback house.
The slumping of the Leraback Brugs.
Landslide in Soberlie a year or two after it happened in 1986
Small landslide (Bottom right) between Tounafeld and Hamnafeld
The same landslide a few years later.
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