2015

SU1163 : Bullocks on a hillock, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire

taken 9 years ago, near to Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England

Bullocks on a hillock, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire
Bullocks on a hillock, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire
The nearest field on the plains seems to have been recently harvested and seeded, so the chalky whiteness of the soil shows through.

The tallest of the hills in the picture, overlooking the Vale of Pewsey, is Knap Hill, and was the location of a neolithic settlement.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Pewsey Downs [16] · Field [7] · Marlborough Downs [4] ·
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SU1163, 94 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Edmund Shaw   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 8 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 11 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1149 6357 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.2645N 1:50.1796W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1147 6358
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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