BBCNEWS Weather World June 4, 2024 01:34:00
This part of the coast is known for the needles — three chalk stacks off the western tip of the island. on the cliffs above, the batteries — military defences constructed in the 19th century. the old battery, where a weather station measured the record gust, and the new battery, which is now home to the national coastwatch institution, from where volunteers keep watch looking out for anyone in danger. i've come inside the new battery here at the needles now, where the national coastwatch institution do their vital work keeping watch over the waters and the coastline here. now, annette, you...