2017

HU3940 : Burwick Telegraph Cable Hut

taken 7 years ago, near to Scalloway, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Burwick Telegraph Cable Hut
Burwick Telegraph Cable Hut
This was the terminal for an undersea telegraph cable, according to a local resident. In that case, it must be the 1906 cable to Faroes and Iceland. See LinkExternal link for a photo of SS Cambria at Burwick.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Derelict, Disused Communications Primary Subject: Telecommunications
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HU3940, 10 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Burke   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 7 July, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 23 July, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 3905 4071 [10m precision]
WGS84: 60:8.9416N 1:17.9131W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 3905 4071
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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