2009
NY9179 : A68 switchback
taken 16 years ago, 3 km from Little Swinburne, Northumberland, England
A68 switchback
The A68 runs from near Darlington to Edinburgh by an inland route avoiding the major towns of the north-east. Through Northumberland, the line of the modern road coincides largely with the alignment of Dere Street Link
, the Roman road that ran from York to the Firth of Forth. Being a straight road of Roman origin in an upland area, it makes no concessions to topography but follows a switchback course of sudden crests and dips. This at High Cowden is the most sudden crest in the entire length of the road.
, the Roman road that ran from York to the Firth of Forth. Being a straight road of Roman origin in an upland area, it makes no concessions to topography but follows a switchback course of sudden crests and dips. This at High Cowden is the most sudden crest in the entire length of the road.![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- NY9179, 28 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oliver Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 22 February, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 23 February, 2009
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 919 792 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:6.4662N 2:7.6817W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NY 919 791
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
