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Castle Mestag.
At the N.W. [North West] end of the headland some 12' - 15'
from the edge of the cliffs which fringe the shore
stands a stack or detached perpendicular mass of rock.
Occupying nearly the whole summit has been a
small keep now reduced to a few courses of
masonry. Except by means of a bridge
the position is inaccessible.
To the north of the headland is a pictur:
:esque clett running parallel with the
face of the cliffs to which it is connected
by a bridge formed of a single flag
to give the islanders access to the outer
rocks where is their best fishing ground.
We crossed the bridge with the tide surging
some 50' below us and clambered about on
the Clett to obtain a photo of Castle Mestag.
Our return voyage was as fortunate
as our outward journey but not so our
trip back to Thurso for we punctured
twice, lost a valve, mended a tyre which
gave out and eventually crawled home
with a deflated tyre arriving at 9.30
instead of 7.30 as we reckoned.

18th Sept. [September] 1910.
Although it is Sunday I must
work to get finished this week. Wrote up
notes in the morning and in the afternoon

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