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Taken from South Ronaldsay. The four Churchill Barriers were built to block the entrance to Scapa Flow during WWII. This was a response to the sinking of the Royal Oak by a U-boat by a U-boat that slipped between the block ships.

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Date: Thursday 8th September 2005 16:36:10
 1/100  F:16.0  29.0mm (35 equiv: 43mmmm)  Bias: +1/3  ISO: 200 
 Aperture-priority AE:  Multi-segment    AF-S: Left   WB:Auto   Shooting:Single-Frame 
 NIKON D70  AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED 
 Flash:Did Not Fire Ver.1.03