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Old Photograph Vat of Kirbister Orkney Islands Scotland
Old photograph of Vat of Kirbister on the East coast of the island of Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Vat of Kirbister is the most spectacular rock arch in Orkney. The island is now agricultural, but during the 18th and 19th centuries, kelp collection and herring curing employed up to five thousand people. The kelp burning industry was started by James Fea of Whitehall in 1727, and thrived during the remainder of the 18th century, lasting into the early 19th century; some of the kiln ruins can still be seen. The Stronsay beast was a mysterious, decomposing corpse of a sea creature that was stranded in 1808. The carcass measured 55 feet in length, with the " neck " 15 feet and the circumference of the body 10 feet. The corpse created a great stir, with some proclaiming it a sea serpent, but others have claimed it was a decayed basking shark.
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