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On the headland at Skateraw Harbour is a stone cairn topped with a wooden cross which is a memorial to the six members of the St Giles' (Canongate) Boys' Club who used to camp at Skateraw but lost their lives during the Second World War. The memorial was re-erected in 1980 and it was dedicated by the Very Reverend Dr. Ronald Selby Wright, the Founder Warden of the Club.  The inscription on the slightly faded stone tablet reads 1939-1945  To the Glory of God. In memory of  David Adams RAF aged 21  William Brown Lt BY aged 23  Jack Cooper RAOC aged 22  Jimmie Dalgleish MM RHA aged 23  Jim Stewart RAF aged 19  Jim Stobbie RN aged 19  Who loved to camp here and gave their lives that others too might love it.  "When the morning was come Jesus stood on the shore"  Click HERE and  HERE for more information on the memorial at Skateraw Images taken...

The outer marker at Seacliffe is a favourite place of mine for early morning photography.  A few weeks ago I headed out to the beach to catch the sunrise and, with the low tide, a closer look at the marker.   The cross marks the southern end of an invisible line, with an identical marker on the Fife coast on the northern shore.  To the left of this marker is the Firth of Forth and to the right is the North Sea and is there to tell the merchant ships when they will have to start paying port fees. Today I am heading to Qatar for two days and then off to London for a further two days for awards ceremonies.  Once I return on the 8th December I will be endeavouring to increase my East Lothian portfolio. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank...