Point of Ayre, Orkney
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There are also two similarly named points in the British Isles: Point of Ayre, Isle of Man and Point of Ayr, Flintshire
Point of Ayre is a headland in the parish of Deerness, on the Eastern side of Orkney Mainland. Overlooking the Copinsay Pass, it lies four miles south of Mull Head,[1] and around 10 miles from Kirkwall, the main town on the island.[2]
At Point of Ayre is a 23-foot-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.[3]
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- Location map: 58°55’12"N, 2°43’12"W
- ↑ "Ayre, Point of". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst5552.html. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ↑ "Point of Ayr Interactive Map". Pagemost.com. http://www.pagemost.com/point-of-ayre. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ↑ "The East Mainland". The Orkney Website. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20071210230546/http://www.orkney.org/mainland/eastgeology.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
