Waterfall above Dent &copy; David Brand

2008

SD7086 : Waterfall above Dent

Waterfall above Dent

Category: Waterfalls

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Grid Square: SD7086, 120 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: David Brand (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 3 February, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 19 February, 2008
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 702 864 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:16.3641N 2:27.5278W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SD 702 864
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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SD7086 : Waterfall above Dent

These limestone river-bed slabs were once used by the clothmakers of Dent to cleanse their wool and knitted products. Robert Southey wrote about the 'terrible knitters of Dent', in the sense of how fearfully fast they knitted!
See http://www.daelnet.co.uk/features/knitting/history4.htm

Posted by Stan on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 (0 comments)