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Point of Ayre, Orkney

Point of Ayre, Orkney

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Point of Ayre is a headland in the parish of Deerness, in the East Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Overlooking the Copinsay Pass, it lies 4 miles (6 km) south of Mull Head,[1] and around 10 miles from Kirkwall, the main town on the island.[2]

There are also two similarly named points in the British Isles: Point of Ayre, Isle of Man and Point of Ayr, Wales.
Point of Ayre, Deerness, Orkney Mainland

At Point of Ayre is a seven-metre thick basalt lava flow. At its top surface are relict gas bubble holes now filled with carbonate. Lower down, the lava has weathered in an "onion-skin" or spheroidal pattern, which is an unusual feature in Orkney.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ayre, Point of". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Point of Ayr Interactive Map". Pagemost.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  3. [3]
    "The East Mainland". The Orkney Website. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
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58.92°N 02.72°W / 58.92; -02.72


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