2015

NY7721 : Pile of stones, Burton Fell

taken 9 years ago, 5 km E of Hilton, Cumbria, England

Pile of stones, Burton Fell
Pile of stones, Burton Fell
Once, this may have been a well-built cairn, a useful navigation aid for shepherds in poor weather. Now, it appears to have been a target for army gunners judging by the rusting artillery shells in the vicinity.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Karl and Ali and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Uplands Moorland Rocks, Scree, Cliffs other tags: Fells Walker Pile of Stones Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NY7721, 3 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Karl and Ali   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 23 May, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 24 May, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 7789 2100 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.0227N 2:20.6167W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 7789 2100
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for NY7721)
This page has been viewed about 35 times
You are not logged in login | register