Tour Scotland Winter Video Rain Long Pier St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter video of part of a walk in the rain down the long pier towards St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The pier is a classic example of Scottish vernacular harbour work. It comprises a pier of rubble construction, with a substantial bulwark on its seaward face, to protect the wide quay from high seas in heavy weather. The course of the pier is somewhat crooked, reflecting the strategy of the builders to construct it from strong point to strong point along the natural rock skerry which forms its foundation. The drystone, rubble construction of this pier gives it great character and the surfaces reveal many examples of repairs to the pier, using a variety of different strategies for placing the stones.

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