2017

NY9918 : The Butter Stone above Cotherstone

taken 9 years ago, near to Lartington, County Durham, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title starting with The Butter in this square
The Butter Stone above Cotherstone
The Butter Stone above Cotherstone
Reputedly a place where food and money were exchanged in times of plague in mediaeval times. The rock seems to be gritstone and moved here by glacial action.

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Geographical Context: Geological interest Uplands Moorland Rocks, Scree, Cliffs other tags: Plague Stone Erratic Boulder Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Times of Plague [5] · Butter Stone above Cotherstone [4] · Place [4] · Rock [2] ·
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NY9918, 14 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Karl and Ali   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 June, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9997 1838 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:33.6393N 2:0.1187W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9997 1838
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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