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The Drongs
The Drongs (Shaetlan pronunciation: [də 'drɒŋs] də DRONGS) are a group of sea stacks off the coast of Hillswick Ness, Northmavine, Shetland, Scotland. They lie to the west of the Isle of Westerhouse in St Magnus Bay.
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Overview
The Drongs (Shaetlan pronunciation: [də 'drɒŋs] də DRONGS) are a group of sea stacks off the coast of Hillswick Ness, Northmavine, Shetland, Scotland. They lie to the west of the Isle of Westerhouse in St Magnus Bay. They have been described as "a focus of interest from all surrounding parts, including Eshaness", from which they are the most readily viewed, and as such are considered an icon of Eshaness, along with the famous Dore Holm.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands0
- Minor islands0
- Islets6
- Rocks & skerries7
Islets
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island0.4 ha
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
- Unnamed island0.1 ha
- Unnamed island0.1 ha
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Photographs
The Isle of Westerhouse is in the centre of the mid-far distance, with Hillswick Ness on the left and the Drongs on the right.
Granite formations that used to be cliffs taken from Braewick Bay. .
Drongs IMG_4616
The Drongs from Braewick
The Drongs at dusk, from Braewick
The Drongs IMG_1517
The Drongs
The Drongs
The Drongs from Braewick, Eshaness
The Drongs, and a small boat, from Braewick
Braewick Loch and the Drongs
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Isle of Westerhouse. Griceylipper / CC BY 4.0
- The Drongs (7159736131). Chris Combe from York, UK / CC BY 2.0
- Drongs IMG 4616 (22088174525). Ronnie Robertson / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Drongs from Braewick - geograph.org.uk - 5024580. David Purchase / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Drongs at dusk, from Braewick - geograph.org.uk - 3887734. Mike Pennington / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Drongs IMG 1517 (34069150441). Ronnie Robertson / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Drongs - geograph.org.uk - 6185173. Russel Wills / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Drongs - geograph.org.uk - 2588052. Rob Farrow / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Drongs from Braewick, Eshaness - geograph.org.uk - 3887205. Mike Pennington / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Drongs, and a small boat, from Braewick - geograph.org.uk - 3887922. Mike Pennington / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Braewick Loch and the Drongs - geograph.org.uk - 3008376. Mike Pennington / CC BY-SA 2.0