Point of Ayre, Orkney

Point of Ayre, Orkney

:"There are also two similarly named points in the British Isles: Point of Ayre, Isle of Man and Point of Ayr, North Wales."

Point of Ayre (coord|58.92|N|02.72|W|region:GB gbmappingsmall|HY583042) is a headland in the parish of Deerness, on the Eastern side of Orkney Mainland, off the Northern coast of Scotland. Overlooking the Copinsay Pass, it lies 4 miles (6 km) south of Mull Head, [cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst5552.html| title=Ayre, Point of| work=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2008-01-11| ] and around 10 miles from Kirkwall, the main town on the island. [cite web| url=http://www.pagemost.com/point-of-ayre | title=Point of Ayr Interactive Map| work=Pagemost.com| accessdate=2008-01-11| ]

At Point of Ayre is a seven metre thick basalt lava flow. At its top surface are relict gas bubble holes now filled with carbonate. Lower down, the lava has weathered in an "onion-skin" or spheroidal pattern, which is an unusual feature in Orkney. [cite web| url=http://orkney.org/mainland/eastgeology.htm| title=The East Mainland| work=The Orkney Website| accessdate=2008-01-11| ]

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