2016

SD7086 : The centre of Dent and the memorial to Adam Sedgwick

taken 8 years ago, near to Dent, Cumbria, England

The centre of Dent and the memorial to Adam Sedgwick
The centre of Dent and the memorial to Adam Sedgwick
Adam Sedgwick :: SD7087

Adam Sedgwick (22 March 1785 – 27 January 1873) was one of the founders of modern geology. He proposed the Devonian period of the geological timescale. Later, he proposed the Cambrian period, based on work which he did on Welsh rock strata.
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Dent

Dent is a village in Cumbria. It lies in Dentdale, a narrow valley on the western slopes of the Pennines within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is about 4 miles south east of Sedbergh and about 8 miles north east of Kirkby Lonsdale.
It is the home to Dent microbrewery and the birthplace of Adam Sedgewick, the Geologist.


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SD7086, 120 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 October, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 October, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7050 8699 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:16.6617N 2:27.2731W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7051 8695
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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