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Burning of a "Viking Longship" at Port Erroll Harbour in August 2012 to mark the millennium of the Battle of Crochdane.
  • 04 IMG 5569x The dragon's head bow
  • 01 DSCF0305x The Viking longshp ready at Port Erroll Harbour
  • 02 DSCF0312x Dragon's head prow
  • 03 IMG 5570x The dragon's head at the bow
  • 04 IMG 5594x As he crowds wait, the sun sets behind the dunes
  • 06 IMG 5603x The longship is set alight
  • 07 IMG 5612x The longship well alight
  • 08 IMG 5616x Fire!
  • 09 IMG 5630x Fire!
  • 10 IMG 5631x Fire!
  • 10 IMG 5629x The Longship burns away.
  • 12 IMG 5627x Viking
  • 13 IMG 5627xx Viking
  • 14 IMG 5574x The view over Cruden Bay as the crowd waits for darkness
  • 15 IMG 5635x The view over Cruden Bay as the crowd waits for darkness
  • 16 IMG 5575xx St James Church on the horizon.