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English: Dishan Tower This tower on the south western point of Shapinsay was used as a salt water shower in Victorian times. Salt water was considered beneficial in those days but the temperature of these northern waters was disagreeable, so showering in heated seawater was the ingenious solution.
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Camera location59° 01′ 51″ N, 2° 54′ 32″ W  Heading=202° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location59° 01′ 48″ N, 2° 54′ 36″ W  Heading=202° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current01:49, 2 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 01:49, 2 March 2011640 × 428 (73 KB)GeographBot (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=Dishan Tower This tower on the south western point of Shapinsay was used as a salt water shower in Victorian times. Salt water was considered beneficial in those days but the temperature of these no

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