2006

NY5231 : Penrith beacon

taken 21 years ago, near to Penrith, Cumbria, England

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Penrith beacon.
Penrith beacon.
On Beacon Hill Penrith the monument built in 1719, a place where beacons in the form of fires have been burned as a means of communication since the time of Henry the Eighth.

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Category: Monument > Monument
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John Holmes   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 4 January, 2006   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 4 January, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 521 313 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:40.4685N 2:44.6584W
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