[Leica] Highlands PAW 33

[John McMaster]

As Peirs says, they are tidal swimming pools - quickly going from shallow to swimmable.  I cannot show you the full thing as I only took my 120mm (96mm equiv), but they are usually rectangular...

john

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Barry
Sent: 23 August 2019 13:00
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Highlands PAW 33

Thanks Piers, I thought it might be something related to a marine 
industry. As it's swimming related, we have something similar here on 
Sandymount strand, but our tidal range is a lot smaller at 4.5 metres.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3236432,-6.2052577,167m/data=!3m1!1e3

Douglas


On 23/08/2019 10:56, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Haven't been to St Andrews for some years now, Douglas, but I can speculate
> that it has the same purpose as the structure at St Helier seen here:
> https://www.google.com/maps/@49.1875639,-2.1237527,305a,35y,90h,44.89t/data=
> !3m1!1e3
>
> St Helier has a 39'/12m tidal range close to that of the Bay of Fundy, and
> the structure holds back water on the ebb tide to allow bathing (if not
> swimming) whatever the state of the tide.
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG <lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org> On Behalf Of
> Douglas Barry
> Sent: 22 August 2019 16:00
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Highlands PAW 33
>
> All of these sets are very tranquil, relaxing, and beautifully done,
> John, but I'm curious as to the square pool structure seen in Set 31.
> Any idea what it was for?
> Douglas
>
> On 20/08/2019 12:41, John McMaster wrote:
>> A couple of snaps from the Castle of Mey garden...
>>
>> https://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2019/33
>>
>> C & C welcome
>>
>> John
>>