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This terrific photo taken solely for propaganda purposes in 1974, when the British government was in dispute over Rockall's ownership (again) despite having passed the Rockall Act in 1972, formally annexing it to Britain. In order to spur on the common people were the situation to get out of hand, the Navy shoved a sentry box and two guards on the rock and took this snap. God only knows where the second sentry was supposed to go if it rained. Ah, the grand old days of British lunacy. The picture was only published 10 years later when the dispute started all over again (thanks to the oil/gas deposits). The thing on the rock behind them is a weather beacon.
Most recently, Rockall was in the news because Greenpeace landed on it as a protest against the oil drilling etc and attempted to claim Rockall as its own property by staying on the rock longer than anyone else in history (42 days). The capsule that the three protestors lived in is clearly visible in this picture.
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