As the prevailing winds are westerly, the safest anchorage is on the north-east.

and a depth varying from 5 to 10 fathoms, forming one of the safest and most commodious anchorages in the north of Scotland.

It was supposed to be the safest place on the planet.

It will be safest in these circumstances to accept as our guide to the true Laramie flora the carefully compiled " Catalogue " of F.

Though small, the harbour is one of the best and safest on the coast, as no river flows into it to fill its anchorage with silt.