Eskdalemuir Observatory:: OS grid NT2302 :: Geograph British Isles

NT2302 : Eskdalemuir Observatory

near to Davington, Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain

Eskdalemuir Observatory

This Observatory was founded here in 1908 and is operated by The British Geological Survey and The Met. Office. The centre is involved in monitoring changes in the United Kingdom's natural geomagnetic field and is also involved in earthquake detection and weather forecasting. The observatory is not opened to the public and this photograph was taken from just outside the entrance.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

year taken

2006

Find out how to reuse this Image For example on your webpage, blog, a forum, or Wikipedia.
	Start a discussion on NT2302		Suggest an Update to this Image		Contact the contributor

1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright

TIP: Click the map to open OS Get-a-Map
Change to interactive Map >

Grid Square: NT2302, 2 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Kevin Rae (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph (First for NT2302)
Date Taken: Monday, 24 July, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 24 July, 2006
Category: Observatory (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NT 235 026 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:18.6908N 3:12.4079W
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)