This buoy was installed to replace the storm damaged fixed beacon which marked the end of the ruined Stevenson breakwater. This was known locally as "The Flaggie". The picture was taken during a very low spring tide and the original fixing of the original can be seen in the picture. It is fairly rare to be able to see so much of this rock and it only visible for about an hour when the tide is so low.
Uploaded to Geograph by Gordon Doull on 3 May 2011
Photo © Gordon Doull, 3 May 2011. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence