Bob Harvey · @BobHarvey
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Yesterday's from Geograph was erronously listed as the island of Barra. It is actually Vatersay/Bhatarsaigh

Note that the Ordnance Survey, whose mapping is used, uses the Scottish Gaelic names for locations in preference to English

"Port Deas an Uidhe"
cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Jonathan Wilkins - geograph.org.uk/p/7195273

#potd #pictureoftheday #vatersay #bhatarsaigh #gaelic #osgb #scotland #coast #island #hebredies #Geograph #photography

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SK53 · @SK53
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Also this statement seems wrong:

""Wilmott worries that these maps, now dominant, lack information that more traditional maps like Britain’s Ordnance Survey (OS) still have: “An OS map shows you where a stile is for horses; I’m not sure Google Maps even knows what a stile is. ""

I've never seen a horse stile marked on mass market topo maps. OTOH I do know a map provider who does have that sort of information: overpass-turbo.eu/s/1yJS

#osgb

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