St Ninian’s Isle Sketch

Started sketch of St Ninian’s Isle and sand tombolo. St Ninian’s Isle and tombolo is a well known destination in Shetland. The sand-shell tombolo is regarded as one of the most spectacular in the British Isles. On the isle of St Ninian’s there is the remains of an old chapel and archeological remains that date back to the iron-age. St Ninian’s Isle is also famous for the hoard of pictish silver treasure that was discovered there in 1958 hidden in the remains of the medieval chapel. Although it was probably hidden in an earlier chapel on the same site. During winter storms and high spring tides the island can become cut off as the tomobolo vanishes under the sea.