An abandoned military base of Saxa Vord. The military men left the island in 2005 and its population dropped from 700 to 500 people.
Puffins.
There are so many puffins on the neighboring islands that they are eaten. Their heart is considered delicacy.
Baltasound, the capital of Unst.
The northernmost post office in Britain.
The Baltasound Springers Pub is located in the courtyard of the hotel.
Everything's very laconic inside. If you look at the calendar over the bar you will see that the birthdays of all the 500 Baltasound's residents are marked there. All of them come to celebrate their birthdays to the only pub on the island.
Some more pictures from Hermaness.
This place is called Saito. It's famous for the fact that the albatross named Albert flew here for 15 years. But as you probably know, no albatrosses should ever be in the Northern Hemisphere.
The helicopter of the Coast Guard flies above the island several times a day .
The end of all roads.
An inhabited area.
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