A tombolo, not a tombola

St Ninian’s Isle in Shetland’s South Mainland, yesterday. Mediterranean conditions (which means a survival time in the sea of, oh, 20 minutes). A tombolo is a double-sided beach. I think this is the largest in Europe.


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3 responses to “A tombolo, not a tombola”

  1. You are right – it is the largest sand tombolo in Europe – that presumably means there are bigger ones of rock in Europe and elsewhere, but none as beautiful as St Ninians. What’s more it is self-healing, so if a really ‘orrible storm damages it, it rebuilds itself, unlike my ribs!Lovely photo Tom.Cheers, Rupert.

  2. And educational too!

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