2012

NZ2914 : Bulmer Stone

taken 14 years ago, near to Darlington, England

Bulmer Stone
Bulmer Stone
A boulder of Shap granite left in the ice age, the name comes from Willy Bulmer the Borough Crier who announced the news in the early 19th Century.

Also known at the Battling Stone when town weavers used to beat their flax on it

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NZ2914, 359 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Twigg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 29020 14950 [1m precision]
WGS84: 54:31.7403N 1:33.1861W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 29020 14950
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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