2014

NT2570 : Steps, Blackford Hill

taken 11 years ago, near to Morningside, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Steps, Blackford Hill
Steps, Blackford Hill
30 years ago, this was a steep grass slope with the start of some pigeon hole erosion. Sometime later a set of wide steps was installed on the steep slopes west of the summit. An ascent of the steps is often a low point in any race over Blackford Hill.

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Geographical Context: Paths Park and Public Gardens other tags: Steps Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2014 Automatic Clusters: · Steep Steps [10] · Grass Slope [2] Title Clusters: · Steps, Blackford Hill [2] ·
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Photographer
Richard Webb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 12 March, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 17 March, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2543 7054 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:55.3282N 3:11.6894W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2546 7055
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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