Boruto eh? not much big of a "boruto" fan (me)View attachment 32452
Work in the progress, I sure tried hyprland too but sway+waybar is enough for me![]()
Love that wallpaper!! Insane Firelight
I'm afraid you've got me on this one Mike. Not that up on British lights@kc1di :-
Now then, Dave; let's see how good your detective skills are. shall we?
D'you recognise this one? At low tide, it stands on a small reef outcropping.....and at high tide, it stands alone, sticking up out of the water like a solitary spear of ancient masonry.
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The only clues I'll give you are these:-
- It "guards" a huge area of submerged reefs that have been fought over, by different nations, for centuries.....somewhere on this side of "the Pond".
- More lives have been lost in this area than anywhere else offshore in Europe in literally thousands of years...
- Oh, and somewhere in this wilderness is a building considered, apparently, to be the utter, southernmost outcrop of the British Isles..!
Any ideas? Points will be awarded for accuracy...
Mike.![]()
Any ideas? Points will be awarded for accuracy...
Mike.![]()
@kc1di :-I'm afraid you've got me on this one Mike. Not that up on British lights
I've visited most of the Lights along the Maine coast and one in N.H. and Mass also. But never followed the British lighthouses.
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The reef plateau is known as the "The Minkies" ("Les Minquiers" in French). The whole area has been a menace to shipping since time immemorial, which you can read more about here:-"Until 1860, a 12m high granite turret was erected on the Sénéquet rock, topped with the tricolour flag and carrying no fire.
Following the sinking of the Aviso L'Antilope, it was decided to transform the turret into a real lighthouse.
The tower was added 8 meters for the development of 3 levels, 2 of which were used as housing.
Around 1900, an 18m breakwater and a 19m slipway were built to facilitate docking.
In 1937 the decision was taken to run the lighthouse on permanent light thanks to gas and since 1981 it has been fully automated.
Today it is 24m high, 18m of which is above the highest sea level."