2009

NY7708 : Bloody Bones Lane

taken 17 years ago, near to Hartley, Cumbria, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Bloody Bones Lane in this square
Bloody Bones Lane
Bloody Bones Lane
The name of this footpath is shown as such on a street map, but what dark history lies behind the name? Possibly a skirmish in the Jacobite rebellion? An alternative derivation is that of "the place where cattle were buried during the cattle plague which ravaged the country in the year 1747" (from Legends & Historical Notes of North Westmorland by Thomas Gibson (1887), quoted by a site visitor). Now it's just the start of a footpath.

Compare NY7708 : Footpath to Greenrigg from Kirkby Stephen taken by another contributor just a couple of weeks earlier.

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Geographical Context: Paths Category: Public footpath other tags: Public Footpath Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Footpath [8] · Bloody Bones Lane [3] Other Photos: · Christian Head water pumping station · Footpath with trees Title Clusters: · Bloody Bones Lane [2] ·
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NY7708, 411 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 13 July, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 771 088 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:28.4803N 2:21.2284W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 772 088
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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