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SD8869 : Mole catcher's gibbet on Malham Moor

near to Tennant Gill [water Feature], North Yorkshire, Great Britain

Mole catcher's gibbet on Malham Moor

Part of a large collection of moles hung on a barbed wire fence (the gibbet) by a mole-catcher as evidence of his work. Once a common sight in the countryside, but now quite rare. Upland chalk grassland and dry stone walls in background.

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year taken

2005

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Grid Square: SD8869, 21 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Martyn Gorman (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Friday, 10 June, 2005 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 25 May, 2006
Category: Farming activity (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 885 692 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:7.1122N 2:10.6458W
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)