Gold Back, Orkney Islands

Statue at Fowl Craig, Papa Westray

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This statue commemorates one of the last Great Auks in Scotland which was shot here in 1813. The cairn also contains a time capsule made up by the primary school children of the island.

Uploaded to Geograph by Becky Williamson on 5 October 2009

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