2017

NT7911 : Wedder Hill

taken 7 years ago, 3 km from Blindburn, Northumberland, England

Wedder Hill
Wedder Hill
A 456m spot height marked only by grass. Wedder is a Scots word for a male (castrated) sheep. Cheviot sheep climb to the higher levels of moorland in the evening and there are many sheep related place-names. Other variations are Ewe Hill, Wether Hill, Hog Lairs, Wedder Lairs, Wether Lair and Dinmont Lairs.
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Geographical Context: Uplands Grassland Primary Subject: Hill
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wedder Hill [7] · Grass [2] ·
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NT7911, 13 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 31 July, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 7975 1177 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:23.9671N 2:19.2773W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 79752 11771
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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