NT0512 : Memorial to Mail Carriers
near to Nether Howecleuch, Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain
Memorial to Mail Carriers
The inscription on the plaque reads:
Near the head of this burn on 1st February 1831 James McGeorge, guard and John Goodfellow, driver of the Dumfries to Edinburgh mail lost their lives in the snow after carrying the bags thus far.
Erected 1931.
Near the head of this burn on 1st February 1831 James McGeorge, guard and John Goodfellow, driver of the Dumfries to Edinburgh mail lost their lives in the snow after carrying the bags thus far.
Erected 1931.
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- NT0512, 13 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Adam D Hope (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 19 March, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 20 March, 2009
- Category
- Memorial (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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NT 051 129 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:24.0496N 3:30.0051W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: NT 051 129
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- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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