Twa Een

A small, double arch looking like spectacles on a 45 degree slant. Aligned SSE/NNW.

Dimensions estimated from measured diagonal width of the lower Ee = 8.0 m and using this to scale from photo 3.

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OS has it as 'The Bow'.
Photo 1 an oblique photo from the south side. Called 'Twa Een' as its local name.
Photo 2 Anne Burgess' photo looking south from the cliff path.
Photo 3 looking south south east from quite close. Taken 5/7/18 by N Feilden.
Photo 4 looking north north west from the wave cut platform leading to Bow Ness. Taken 28/6/25 by N Feilden.
Photo 5 looking through the lower Ee from very close. The diagonal width is 8.0 m. 28/6/25.
Photo 6 as photo 5, but looking up to show the underside of the arch. 28/6/25.

This entry was last updated: 2025-06-30 19:51:26

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