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Peat cutting
by Derek Mayes for square HY3705 Category: Peat cutting This is an historic peat-bed on Veness (Orkney)
Some peat has recently been cut... (more)
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Peat Face
by Derek Mayes geograph for square HY3906 Category: Peat banks The Peat Extraction beds worked by the Highland Park Distillery... (more)
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Peat stooks
by Derek Mayes geograph for square HY3705 Category: Peat stacks The more traditional way of finishing peats is to arrange them into small... (more)
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Drying Peat on Ve Ness
by Derek Mayes for square HY3705 Category: Peat stacks An unorthodox drying method. These slabs are cut with a spade and immediately... (more)
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Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 3 - stream groove in bare peat
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY9044 South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
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Bare PeatX
top:Flat LandscapesX
type:GeographX
Grassy MoorlandX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
top:Rivers, Streams, DrainageX
Stream GrooveX
top:UplandsX
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Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 2 - Tussocks on bare peat
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY9044 South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
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Bare PeatX
Boulder ClayX
top:Flat LandscapesX
type:GeographX
Grass TussocksX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
top:UplandsX
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Peat banks
by Ian Paterson geograph for square SE7205 The peat bogs are formed into smaller bays by these banks which meander and... (more)
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Peat and pylons, Cladance Moss
by Alan O'Dowd geograph for square NS6548 Peat is extracted from part of the raised peat bog at Cladance Moss for... (more)
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Electricity PylonX
top:Energy InfrastructureX
type:GeographX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
top:LowlandsX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat BogX
Peat ExtractionX
Peat Extraction SiteX
Power LinesX
PylonX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
Raised BogX
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Moorland Peat Pass marker, Dartmoor
by Pete Cruse geograph for square SX6285 During the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Peat Passes were cut across the... (more)
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Peat hags north-west of Sròn na Maoile
by Alan O'Dowd geograph for square NN6817 Eroded remnants of peat cover on the hillside, with the snowy peak of Ben... (more)
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top:Air, Sky, WeatherX
Eroding PeatX
Erosion of Peat CoverX
type:GeographX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat HagX
Peat HagsX
Snow Covered MountainsX
top:UplandsX
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Sheep fleeces on peat bank slope
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY9103 The peat exposure is on a broad block of peat which has the summit cairn of... (more)
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Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 5 - collapsed peat banks
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY9044 South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
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Exposed Peat on Kinder Scout
by Mick Garratt geograph for square SK0789 This should act as a giant sponge of water but retreat of the heather has... (more)
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ErosionX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
Open AccessX
Open Access LandX
place:Peak DistrictX
Peak DistrictX
Peat
Peat BogsX
Peat HagX
Peat HagsX
Peat MoorX
season:SummerX
top:UplandsX
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Neat Workspace
by Derek Mayes geograph for square HY3705 Category: Peat banks This shows a working peat bed after the annual cut. Slabs are drying in the... (more)
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Peat cutting to the south west of Loch nan Ceithir Eilean, North Uist
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NF8566 Looking towards Eabhal.
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type:GeographX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat BlocksX
Peat CuttingsX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Peat hag and snow patches on Sròn na Maoile
by Alan O'Dowd geograph for square NN6817 Remnants of eroded peat on Beinn Dearg, above Glen Artney.
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top:Air, Sky, WeatherX
Eroding PeatX
Erosion of Peat CoverX
type:GeographX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat HagsX
Snow PatchesX
top:UplandsX
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Peat bog and peat banks
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY8610 Peat banks and bog to the east of the minor road between the hill features, Risp... (more)
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Peat cutting by Loch Roisneabhat, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB4039 Tags:
type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
place:Isle of LewisX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat BlocksX
Peat CuttingX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Drying peats below Cleit nan Uan, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB2217 The OS Name Book of 1848-1852 describes Cleit nan Uan as a small heathy hill.... (more)
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type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
place:Isle of LewisX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat BlocksX
Peat CuttingX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Peat cutting near Baile Ailein, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB2620 Looking towards NB2621 : Loch Cuthaig.
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type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat BlocksX
Peat CuttingX
Peat ExtractionX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Ground on south side of Dry Rigg - 4 - area of bare peat
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY9044 South of the fence line crossing the high point of Dry Rigg there's an... (more)
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top:Air, Sky, WeatherX
Bare PeatX
top:Flat LandscapesX
type:GeographX
Hill WalkerX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Runnels of IceX
top:Sport, LeisureX
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Drying peats, An Campar Mòr, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB5359 Looking towards Muirneag.
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type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
place:Isle of LewisX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat BlocksX
Peat CuttingX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Commercial peat extraction site, Causeymire, Caithness
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square ND1748 Looking towards the Causeymire Wind Farm.
Peat is extracted from this site by... (more)
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type:GeographX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat ExtractionX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
top:UplandsX
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Peat workings
by Richard Dorrell geograph for square NG2346 Peat is still quite commonly used as fuel on Skye. Here, peat has been cut... (more)
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near:DunveganX
top:Energy InfrastructureX
top:Heath, ScrubX
place:Isle of SkyeX
Peat
Peat CuttingX
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Peat Haggs, Kinder Scout
by Mick Garratt geograph for square SK0887 |
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Kinder Scout Trig. Point
by Mick Garratt geograph for square SK0789 Clearing showing the effect of peat erosion and shrinkage.
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Cutting peat on Veness
by Derek Mayes for square HY3705 Category: Peat cutting A dying art, though in these times of high fuel costs it may become fashionable... (more)
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Peat Hags East of Beinn nan Cailleach
by Ian Dodds geograph for square NH7332 There are several long stretches of peat hags in this range of hills - they soon... (more)
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Peat haggs and peat banks near Bleak Law
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY8032 Bleak Law is a location along the ridge of Herdship Fell which has several areas... (more)
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Peat banks beside path
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY4409 Harter Fell is the distant mountain and the path connects it with Mardale Ill... (more)
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Peat banks south of Sgùlan Beag
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NM6131 Sgùlan Beag is part of the ridge system north-east of the mountain Cruach... (more)
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Cut peat
by Richard Dorrell geograph for square NG4948 Peat is still used as fuel by some of the Skye crofters. Here, peat bricks have... (more)
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top:Energy InfrastructureX
top:Farm, Fishery, Market GardeningX
FuelX
place:Isle of SkyeX
subject:Peat
Peat CuttingX
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Glas Charn peat hag (4)
by Nic Bullivant geograph for square NN3597 Succession in the recolonisation of peat, from bare peat, maintained by rain and... (more)
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Tractor parked near peat cuttings
by Richard Law geograph for square NF7971 A crofter's tractor parked up near peat workings in the valley of the... (more)
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Peat haggs
by Toby Speight geograph for square NG7547 Category: Peat haggs The flat top of this ridge is poorly drained, and thus ideal for the formation... (more)
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Abandoned peats by Loch an Dùin, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NF9572 It always seems strange to me when I see peats like these that someone has gone... (more)
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DunX
type:GeographX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
LochX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat StacksX
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Peat working, Loch Euphort, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NF8662 Looking towards Loch na Ceithir-Eileana.
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type:GeographX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
LochX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat CuttingX
Peat WorkingX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Cut peat bank, Loch Euphort, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NF8662 Looking towards Loch na Ceithir-Eileana.
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type:GeographX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
LochX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat CuttingX
Peat WorkingX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Peat blocks drying below Crògearraidh Beag, North Uist
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NF8872 These blocks have been cut with a machine, leaving a slit in the ground, rather... (more)
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type:GeographX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat (Fuel)X
Peat BlocksX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Nutberry Moss
by Eirian Evans geograph for square NY2567 Looking north from the A75 between Annan and Gretna - the brown scar is where... (more)
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top:Farm, Fishery, Market GardeningX
top:Flat LandscapesX
type:GeographX
top:IndustryX
top:LowlandsX
subject:Peat
Peat WorkingsX
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Pillar of peat on north ridge of Grey Nag
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY6648 Peat banks with a broad, separate pillar lying to the east of the ridge crest,... (more)
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type:GeographX
Grassy Moorland RidgeX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat BanksX
Peat PillarX
top:UplandsX
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Peat banks with pool on Creag a' Mhadaidh
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NN6365 A small lochan among peat banks and areas of bare peat on the north side of... (more)
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top:Air, Sky, WeatherX
type:GeographX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
LochanX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat BanksX
Snow PatchX
top:UplandsX
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Peat bog and peat banks among Bullman Hills
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NY7037 The Bullman Hills form a group of relatively minor knolls in a remote area of... (more)
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Peat hagg on ridge line north of Whitehope Law
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NT3345 The fence follows (as best it can) the moorland ridge line north from Whitehope... (more)
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top:Boundary, BarrierX
type:GeographX
Heather and Grass MoorlandX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat BanksX
Peat HaggX
Post and Wire FenceX
top:UplandsX
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Slieveanorra, peat extraction
by Mike Faherty geograph for square D1527 Peat cutting is still allowed for domestic purposes, as here, on the nature... (more)
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top:Energy InfrastructureX
top:Farm, Fishery, Market GardeningX
type:GeographX
subject:Peat
Peat ExtractionX
top:UplandsX
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Peat banks and bogs above Gleann Eachach
by Trevor Littlewood geograph for square NN3495 The walker is among peat grounds en route for Carn Dearg, a Corbett, lying to... (more)
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type:GeographX
top:Lakes, Wetland, BogX
top:MoorlandX
Mountain WalkerX
subject:Peat
Peat BanksX
Peat BogX
top:Sport, LeisureX
top:UplandsX
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Peat cutting, Bhinndean, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB5245 Looking across Broad Bay/Loch a Tuath towards the Eye Peninsula.
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top:CoastalX
plant:Cotton GrassX
type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
place:Isle of LewisX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat CuttingX
Peat ExtractionX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Peat cutting, Tom a' Charstoir, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB3146 Tags:
type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
place:Isle of LewisX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat CuttingX
Peat ExtractionX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Peat cutting, Mula o' Thuath, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB3952 The OS Name Book of 1848-1852 describes Mula o' Thuath as, "a long... (more)
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type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
place:Isle of LewisX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat BlocksX
Peat CuttingX
Peat WorkingX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Peat cutting, Gleann Èirearaigh, Isle of Lewis
by Claire Pegrum geograph for square NB3249 Tags:
type:GeographX
top:IslandsX
place:Isle of LewisX
top:MoorlandX
subject:Peat
Peat CuttingX
Peat ExtractionX
Peat WorkingsX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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