2007

NY7426 : Nichol's Chair

taken 17 years ago, 4 km NNE of Murton, Cumbria, England

Nichol's Chair
Nichol's Chair
Rock pinnacle seen from the Pennine Way near High Cup Nick.

Nichol is said to have been a Dufton cobbler who, for a bet, climbed the rock tower and then soled and heeled a pair of boots whilst sitting on the top.

The OS map calls it "Nichol Chair"

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Top of High Cup [17] · Nichol Chair [10] · Seen from the Pennine Way [6] · Pennine Way Near High Cup Nick [2] Other Photos: · Nichol Chair, High Cup Nick ·
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NY7426, 73 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Illingworth   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 2 June, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 3 June, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 740 260 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:37.7239N 2:24.1990W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 740 260
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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