High Winds & Hail on Orkney

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Clare explores the wild and stormy west coast of mainland Orkney in the company of beachcomber, conservationist and former Polar-guide, Martin Gray. Their plan to walk along the cliffs between Yesnaby and Marwick Bay were stymied by consistently high winds of around 60mph. Instead they watched the churning ocean at Yesnaby, drove to the Bay of Skaill for a walk along the rocky beach, then headed up to Birsay for a very slightly more sheltered walk to the Earl's Palace.

This is the first of three consecutive Orkney walks. Next week Clare is with Sandra Miller of Historic Environment Scotland walking from the Stones of Stenness to the Ring of Brodgar.

Presenter: Clare Balding Producer, for BBC Audio in Bristol: Karen Gregor

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0:38.1	sounds how fast is this wind be about 60 mile an hour 50 to 60 i would say you can just see
0:47.9	some of the tops of the waves being you know literally just evaporated by the by the wind speed
0:53.8	so when that happens that's that's on the that's on the 60 mark being, you know, literally just evaporated by the wind speed.
0:57.9	So when that happens, that's on the 60 mark.
1:01.8	And some days it could be double that here, double it.
1:07.0	And I am sheltering, therefore, behind a big brick structure.
1:11.2	And I'm taking the advice of Martin Greig Martin you are an Orcadian and you knew
1:12.8	you looked at that sky and you said
1:14.8	we'll not be starting yet
1:16.0	oh yes I've seen plenty of these
1:17.6	these skies in my life outdoors
1:20.6	and yes so you learn to dodge the weather
1:23.3	the Orkney Islands are what
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