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grand, rising sheer from the sea to a height of 1,300 

 feet. The natives are daring fowlers, and many lives are 

 lost in the pursuit of eggs, It is said of the Foula man, 

 "His gutcher (grandfather) gaed before, his father gaed 

 before, and he must expect to go over the Sneug too." 

 In my six visits to Shetland, I have only once failed to 



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visit the Noup of Noss and the Orkneyman's Cave two 

 of the most accessible and interesting sights. 



The Noup, to be seen in all its grandeur, should be 

 approached by sea. The view from the top is very fine, 

 but the giddy height of 600 feet can be fully appreciated 

 only from the base of the wall-like rock. Starting, then, 



