| Cramond Island |
In first year in first semster we had the change to design a writers retreat on Cramond Island - one of several islands in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, near Edinburgh. Crammond island is a tidal island about one mile out to sea, which is connected to the mainland at low tide across the Drum Sands. A paved path, exposed at low water, allows easy access. This causeway runs at the foot of a row of concrete pylons on one side of the causeway, which were constructed as a submarine defence boom during the Second World War and are one of the most striking sights in the area. On a very wet and windy day we got to explore this historic island and gather various form of inspiration from war time ruins that are still present as well as the views looking on to the Firth of Forth.