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HY3705 : Peat cutting by Derek Mayes Peat cutting by Derek Mayes
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Category: Peat cutting
This is an historic peat-bed on Veness (Orkney) Some peat has recently been cut... (more)
HY3906 : Peat Face by Derek Mayes Peat Face by Derek Mayes
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Category: Peat banks
The Peat Extraction beds worked by the Highland Park Distillery... (more)
HY3705 : Peat stooks by Derek Mayes Peat stooks by Derek Mayes
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Category: Peat stacks
The more traditional way of finishing peats is to arrange them into small... (more)
HY3705 : Drying Peat on Ve Ness by Derek Mayes Drying Peat on Ve Ness by Derek Mayes
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Category: Peat stacks
An unorthodox drying method. These slabs are cut with a spade and immediately... (more)
NS6548 : Peat and pylons, Cladance Moss by Alan O'Dowd Peat and pylons, Cladance Moss by Alan O'Dowd
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Peat is extracted from part of the raised peat bog at Cladance Moss for... (more)
NY9044 : Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 3 - stream groove in bare peat by Trevor Littlewood Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 3 - stream groove in bare peat by Trevor Littlewood
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South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
NY9044 : Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 2 - Tussocks on bare peat by Trevor Littlewood Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 2 - Tussocks on bare peat by Trevor Littlewood
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South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
Tags: Bare PeatX   Boulder ClayX   top:Flat LandscapesX   type:GeographX   Grass TussocksX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   top:UplandsX  
SE7205 : Peat banks by Ian Paterson Peat banks by Ian Paterson
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The peat bogs are formed into smaller bays by these banks which meander and... (more)
NY9103 : Sheep fleeces on peat bank slope by Trevor Littlewood Sheep fleeces on peat bank slope by Trevor Littlewood
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The peat exposure is on a broad block of peat which has the summit cairn of... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   Hill Summit AreaX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BankX   Sheep FleeceX   top:UplandsX  
NY9044 : Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 5 - collapsed peat banks by Trevor Littlewood Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 5 - collapsed peat banks by Trevor Littlewood
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South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
Tags: Bare PeatX   Collapsed Peat BanksX   type:GeographX   Grassy MoorlandX   top:LowlandsX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat  
NN6817 : Peat hags north-west of Sròn na Maoile by Alan O'Dowd Peat hags north-west of Sròn na Maoile by Alan O'Dowd
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Eroded remnants of peat cover on the hillside, with the snowy peak of Ben... (more)
SK0789 : Exposed Peat on Kinder Scout by Mick Garratt Exposed Peat on Kinder Scout by Mick Garratt
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This should act as a giant sponge of water but retreat of the heather has... (more)
HY3705 : Neat Workspace by Derek Mayes Neat Workspace by Derek Mayes
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Category: Peat banks
This shows a working peat bed after the annual cut. Slabs are drying in the... (more)
NY8610 : Peat bog and peat banks by Trevor Littlewood Peat bog and peat banks by Trevor Littlewood
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Peat banks and bog to the east of the minor road between the hill features, Risp... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BanksX   Peat BogX   top:UplandsX  
ND1748 : Commercial peat extraction site, Causeymire, Caithness by Claire Pegrum Commercial peat extraction site, Causeymire, Caithness by Claire Pegrum
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Looking towards the Causeymire Wind Farm. Peat is extracted from this site by... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat ExtractionX   Peat WorkingsX   top:Quarrying, MiningX   top:UplandsX  
NG2346 : Peat workings by Richard Dorrell Peat workings by Richard Dorrell
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Peat is still quite commonly used as fuel on Skye. Here, peat has been cut... (more)
NN6817 : Peat hag and snow patches on Sròn na Maoile by Alan O'Dowd Peat hag and snow patches on Sròn na Maoile by Alan O'Dowd
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Remnants of eroded peat on Beinn Dearg, above Glen Artney.
NB4039 : Peat cutting by Loch Roisneabhat, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Peat cutting by Loch Roisneabhat, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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NB2217 : Drying peats below Cleit nan Uan, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Drying peats below Cleit nan Uan, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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The OS Name Book of 1848-1852 describes Cleit nan Uan as a small heathy hill.... (more)
NB2620 : Peat cutting near Baile Ailein, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Peat cutting near Baile Ailein, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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Looking towards NB2621 : Loch Cuthaig.
NY9044 : Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 4 - area of bare peat by Trevor Littlewood Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 4 - area of bare peat by Trevor Littlewood
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South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
NB5359 : Drying peats, An Campar Mòr, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Drying peats, An Campar Mòr, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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Looking towards Muirneag.
Tags: type:GeographX   top:IslandsX   place:Isle of LewisX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat (Fuel)X   Peat BlocksX   Peat CuttingX   Peat WorkingsX   top:Quarrying, MiningX  
SK0887 : Peat Haggs, Kinder Scout by Mick Garratt Peat Haggs, Kinder Scout by Mick Garratt
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SK0789 : Kinder Scout Trig. Point by Mick Garratt Kinder Scout Trig. Point by Mick Garratt
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Clearing showing the effect of peat erosion and shrinkage.
HY3705 : Cutting peat on Veness by Derek Mayes Cutting peat on Veness by Derek Mayes
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Category: Peat cutting
A dying art, though in these times of high fuel costs it may become fashionable... (more)
NN3597 : Glas Charn peat hag (4) by Nic Bullivant Glas Charn peat hag (4) by Nic Bullivant
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Succession in the recolonisation of peat, from bare peat, maintained by rain and... (more)
Tags: top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   top:UplandsX  
NG7547 : Peat haggs by Toby Speight Peat haggs by Toby Speight
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Category: Peat haggs
The flat top of this ridge is poorly drained, and thus ideal for the formation... (more)
Tags: DeerX   top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX   Peat   top:UplandsX  
NY2567 : Nutberry Moss by Eirian Evans Nutberry Moss by Eirian Evans
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Looking north from the A75 between Annan and Gretna - the brown scar is where... (more)
Tags: top:Farm, Fishery, Market GardeningX   top:Flat LandscapesX   type:GeographX   top:IndustryX   top:LowlandsX   subject:Peat   Peat WorkingsX  
NH7332 : Peat Hags East of Beinn nan Cailleach by Ian Dodds Peat Hags East of Beinn nan Cailleach by Ian Dodds
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There are several long stretches of peat hags in this range of hills - they soon... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   top:UplandsX  
NY6648 : Pillar of peat on north ridge of Grey Nag by Trevor Littlewood Pillar of peat on north ridge of Grey Nag by Trevor Littlewood
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Peat banks with a broad, separate pillar lying to the east of the ridge crest,... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   Grassy Moorland RidgeX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BanksX   Peat PillarX   top:UplandsX  
NY8032 : Peat haggs and peat banks near Bleak Law by Trevor Littlewood Peat haggs and peat banks near Bleak Law by Trevor Littlewood
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Bleak Law is a location along the ridge of Herdship Fell which has several areas... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BanksX   Peat HaggsX   top:UplandsX  
NN6365 : Peat banks with pool on Creag a' Mhadaidh by Trevor Littlewood Peat banks with pool on Creag a' Mhadaidh by Trevor Littlewood
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A small lochan among peat banks and areas of bare peat on the north side of... (more)
Tags: top:Air, Sky, WeatherX   type:GeographX   top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX   LochanX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BanksX   Snow PatchX   top:UplandsX  
NY7037 : Peat bog and peat banks among Bullman Hills by Trevor Littlewood Peat bog and peat banks among Bullman Hills by Trevor Littlewood
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The Bullman Hills form a group of relatively minor knolls in a remote area of... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   HillX   top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BanksX   Peat BogX   top:UplandsX  
NT3345 : Peat hagg on ridge line north of Whitehope Law by Trevor Littlewood Peat hagg on ridge line north of Whitehope Law by Trevor Littlewood
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The fence follows (as best it can) the moorland ridge line north from Whitehope... (more)
D1527 : Slieveanorra, peat extraction by Mike Faherty Slieveanorra, peat extraction by Mike Faherty
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Peat cutting is still allowed for domestic purposes, as here, on the nature... (more)
NN3495 : Peat banks and bogs above Gleann Eachach by Trevor Littlewood Peat banks and bogs above Gleann Eachach by Trevor Littlewood
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The walker is among peat grounds en route for Carn Dearg, a Corbett, lying to... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX   top:MoorlandX   Mountain WalkerX   subject:Peat   Peat BanksX   Peat BogX   top:Sport, LeisureX   top:UplandsX  
NB3146 : Peat cutting, Tom a' Charstoir, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Peat cutting, Tom a' Charstoir, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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Tags: type:GeographX   top:IslandsX   place:Isle of LewisX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat CuttingX   Peat ExtractionX   Peat WorkingsX   top:Quarrying, MiningX  
NB3952 : Peat cutting, Mula o' Thuath, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Peat cutting, Mula o' Thuath, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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The OS Name Book of 1848-1852 describes Mula o' Thuath as, "a long... (more)
Tags: type:GeographX   top:IslandsX   place:Isle of LewisX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BlocksX   Peat CuttingX   Peat WorkingX   top:Quarrying, MiningX  
NB3249 : Peat cutting, Gleann Èirearaigh, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Peat cutting, Gleann Èirearaigh, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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Tags: type:GeographX   top:IslandsX   place:Isle of LewisX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat CuttingX   Peat ExtractionX   Peat WorkingsX   top:Quarrying, MiningX  
NY4409 : Peat banks beside path by Trevor Littlewood Peat banks beside path by Trevor Littlewood
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Harter Fell is the distant mountain and the path connects it with Mardale Ill... (more)
Tags: Collapsing Peat BankX   FootpathX   top:PathsX   subject:Peat   Peat BankX   top:UplandsX  
NC9613 : Peat Bank on the Moors near Beinn Mhealaich, Sutherland by Andrew Tryon Peat Bank on the Moors near Beinn Mhealaich, Sutherland by Andrew Tryon
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A scar in the peat soil, formed by a watercourse. Peat scars such as this one... (more)
Tags: place:Beinn MhealaichX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat GroughX   place:SutherlandX   top:UplandsX  
NG2552 : Peat bank near to summit of Beinn Bhreac by Trevor Littlewood Peat bank near to summit of Beinn Bhreac by Trevor Littlewood
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The peat bank lies just to the south of Beinn Bhreac's summit. Beinn... (more)
Tags: Heather MoorlandX   top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BankX   Peat BogX   top:UplandsX  
NM6131 : Peat banks south of Sgùlan Beag by Trevor Littlewood Peat banks south of Sgùlan Beag by Trevor Littlewood
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Sgùlan Beag is part of the ridge system north-east of the mountain Cruach... (more)
Tags: top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat BanksX   Peat BogX   top:UplandsX  
NG4948 : Cut peat by Richard Dorrell Cut peat by Richard Dorrell
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Peat is still used as fuel by some of the Skye crofters. Here, peat bricks have... (more)
NF7971 : Tractor parked near peat cuttings by Richard Law Tractor parked near peat cuttings by Richard Law
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A crofter's tractor parked up near peat workings in the valley of the... (more)
NB5245 : Peat cutting, Bhinndean, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum Peat cutting, Bhinndean, Isle of Lewis by Claire Pegrum
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Looking across Broad Bay/Loch a Tuath towards the Eye Peninsula.
Tags: top:CoastalX   plant:Cotton GrassX   type:GeographX   top:IslandsX   place:Isle of LewisX   top:MoorlandX   subject:Peat   Peat CuttingX   Peat ExtractionX   Peat WorkingsX   top:Quarrying, MiningX  
SH7679 : Submerged Forest and peat exposed at low tide on Morfa Beach, Conwy. by Leanne Roden Submerged Forest and peat exposed at low tide on Morfa Beach, Conwy. by Leanne Roden
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Submerged Forest and peat exposed at low tide on Morfa Beach, Conwy.... (more)
SK0988 : Peat Hags on Crowden Head by Mick Garratt Peat Hags on Crowden Head by Mick Garratt
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SK0987 : Plastic Sheet Piling on Edale Moor by Mick Garratt Plastic Sheet Piling on Edale Moor by Mick Garratt
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An attempt to control the erosion and drying out of the peat moor which should... (more)
SK0889 : Kinder Scout by Stephen Burton Kinder Scout by Stephen Burton
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Category: High moorland
Kinder Scout is a high moor that suffers from extreme erosion. In some areas the... (more)
Tags: BedrockX   ErosionX   Peat  
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