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St Martins Daymark

            At the northeast corner of St Martins is a large red-and-white daymark. It was erected in 1683 by Thomas Ekins, first steward of the Godophin Family to live on the islands.

It is a rendered granite circular tower 4.8 metres (16 ft) in diameter and 6.4 metres (21 ft) high, set back to conical termination making it 11 metres (36 ft) high. The blocked arched entrance door contains an incorrect date of 1637. It was painted white until 1822 but by 1833 had been painted red, and is now painted in bands of red and white.

Despite its modernity, the daymark, alongside some prehistoric cairns, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The daymark is built on the highest point of the island — and the second-highest point in the Isles of Scilly; the position and relative height mean that the Cornish mainland is visible (when the weather allows) and the daymark is identifiable from the mainland too.

St Martins
Isles of Scilly
29 September 2020

Taken in: UK / England / St. Martin's / Higher Town (show map)

Taken on: September 29, 2020

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Camera: Sony SLT-A58, f/18.0, 1/125 sec, 20mm (=30mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony SLT-A58
Aperture:	f/18.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	20mm (35mm equivalent: 30mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	SLT-A58 v1.01
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