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ing perpendicular on all sides to a vast 
height, which at a few miles distance 
looks like a ship under full sail. Near 
to this are two very high inaccessible 
pillars, on which the large species of cor¬ 
morants breed. What is very extra¬ 
ordinary, the rock possessed by these 
birds one year is deserted the next, and 
returned to again after being a year un¬ 
possessed. This singular practice has 
been carried on during the memory of 
man. 
Here is a small isle, called Dorholm, 
perforated with a vast arch seventy feet 
in height, under which boats fish, having 
light from an opening at the top. 
Next to this is the holm and isle of 
Stenness, so much celebrated for the 
great number of kittiweaks which resort 
to it; the young of which being esteem¬ 
ed delicious food, are taken in great 
abundance. 
To the north of this is the Maiden 
