2016

NY6766 : Walltown Crags

taken 10 years ago, near to Greenhead, Northumberland, England

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Walltown Crags
Walltown Crags
This former quarry has eaten into the land where Hadrian's Wall was built. It's still a spectacular site with excellent views, even in dull conditions. No doubt the Romans, more used to the Mediterranean areas, disliked the cool, damp British weather.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Quarrying, Mining other tags: Roman Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Walltown Crags [40] · Roman Wall [5] Title Clusters: · Walltown Crags [7] ·
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NY6766, 162 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mary and Angus Hogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 20 March, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 24 March, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 6761 6649 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.5160N 2:30.4657W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 6743 6636
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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