IRELAND, Co.OFFALY: peat stacks ready for transport at CLARA BOG, a National Heritage Reserve and one of the largest intact Raised Bogs in Ireland. ref: 06.3/4/5(6)
Isle of Skye, Storr, The Storr, Trotternish, Old Man of Storr, Grassland, Green, Open land, Forest, Cliffs, Peat, Peatcutting, Peat for fuel, Peat stacks, Peat bog, Rushes, Common Rush, Loch Fada, Storr Lochs, Fresh water loch,
NORTH CORNWALL - the Culm Coast : view southwards from LOWER SHARPNOSE POINT . Steeple Point is seen in the mid-distance with 300 foot cliffs rising beyond. ref: 01.7/7/2(01)
HISTIE, Ireland, Clonmacnois, County Offaly, Co. Offaly, monastic settlement, ancient, river Shannon, Cross of the Scriptures, tower, high crosses, ruins, remains.
Birr Castle; Rosse Row; Birr; County Offaly; Southern Ireland; Republic of Ireland; Irish Republic; Eire; Emerald Isle; Europe; holiday; vacation; leisure; travel; summer; castles; grey stone; green grass; Lord Rosse; Earl of Rosse; gardens; 72 inch telescope; astronomy; history; heritage; Architecture; built 1620; 2005
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Birr Castle, Rosse Row, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland, built 1620. In the grounds is a giant telescope, the largest telescope in the world in the 1840s, known as The Leviathon of Parsonstown.
NORTH Devon : this spectacular foreshore sea-stack near HARTLAND QUAY is known variously as BEAR ROCK or VICTORY PINNACLE. It is a fine example of the characteristic upended metamorphic strata of the Culm Coast ref: 805.5/3/10(01)
Blanket Bog or Mires are areas of peatland under threat from extensive harvesting, the simple logistic of reaching these on the fell tops of Bowland keeps them relatively untouched. Blanket bogs are formed from the decomposition of waterlogged vegetation like Sphagnum Moss this process can take thousands of years
Blanket Bog or Mires are areas of peatland under threat from extensive harvesting, the simple logistic of reaching these on the fell tops of Bowland keeps them relatively untouched. Blanket bogs are formed from the decomposition of waterlogged vegetation like Sphagnum Moss this process can take thousands of years
The Peat Cart: Cutting peat, also called turf, on the Yorkshire Moors. Stacks of peat which have been cut earlier can be seen on the hillside. A primitive cart with wheels made of three pieces of wood is being filled. On the left specialised peat shovels are propped against a pile of peat, near a small hack barrow similar to those used in brick works. From The Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker (Leeds, 1814.) Hand coloured aquatint.
Ireland, County Kerry, Co.Kerry, Ring of Kerry, Black Valley, view from Moll's Gap, MacGillycuddy's Reeks, idyllic, scenic, Killarney National Park, blue sky, white clouds, sunny, tourism, places to see, Gap of Dunloe, sheep country, sheep, peat bogs,
SHROPSHIRE HILLS : the DEVIL'S CHAIR (1,675 ft' / 510m.) is the best known of the several rocky outcrops that stand along the crestr of STIPERSTONES HILL. View from south. ref: 01.5/6/15(4)
PHOTOREF954; river; meander; flood-plain; water meadow; Sussex; England; tidal; geographical; geological; landform; landscape; countryside; national park; scenic; lowering; brooding; weather
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SUSSEX : the CUCKMERE RIVER, here tidal for a distance, exhibits classic meanders on its floodplain stage just inland from Cuckmere Haven. ref: 1021878.021
aerial view; ancient; antiquity; Celtic; chalk figure; combe; distant view; downland; England; enigmatic; erosion; escarpment; ethnic; figure; geographicaL; geological; gully; hill; hill fort; hill fort; hilltop; historic; imposing; iron-age; landform; landmark; National Trail, mysterious; Oxfordshire; physical feature; ramparts; Ridgeway; symbol; The Manger; track; trackway; Uffington Castle; Wessex; white horse; White Horse Hill; Berkshire Downs,
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The UFFINGTON WHITE HORSE - can be properly seen only from the air, in this case from slightly west of north over The Manger coombe or dry-valley. The Iron-Age hill fort of Uffington Castle lies on the right with the white chalk track of the ancient Ridgeway running diagonally across the picture along the crest of the escarpment behind the hill fort ref: DW0795 - Ridgeway (82)
America; Arizona; bizarre; colourful, ; crag; desert; erosion; geographical; geological; Great Basin; imposing; Indian; landform; landmark; mesa; Monument Valley; National Park; Navajo; pillar; pinnacle; portrait format; rock; rock feature; sandstone; Totem Pole; tower; Tribal Park; Tribal Reserve; USA; Yei Be Chi
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USA - Arizona : Monument Valley Tribal Park - the incredible sandstone spire of the Totem Pole and the towers of the Yei Be Chi feature are seen from the north. ref: 1006115 (42.3/3/19(2)
America; Arizona; bizarre; canyon; colourful; crag; desert; erosion; geographical; geological; Great Basin; imposing; Indian; landform; landmark; Monument Valley; National Park; Navajo; pinnacle; pinnacles; portrait format; rock feature; sandstone; Totem Pole; towers; Tribal Park; Tribal Reserve; USA; Yei Be Chi; notice
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USA - Arizona : Monument Valley Tribal Park - on the tribal reserve of the Navajo Prople. The incredible sandstone spire of the Totem Pole and the neighbouring towers of the Yei Be Chi feature are seen from the northern roadhead. ref: 1018084 (42. 3/3/19(2)
atmospheric; countryside; crag; Devil's Chair; England; geographical; geological; heather; hill; Jack Mytton Way; landform; landmark; long distance footpath; moody; moorland; National Nature Reserve; outcrop; portrait format; rock; rock feature; rocks; Shropshire; Shropshire Way; Stiperstones; upland; Welsh Marches
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STIPERSTONES HILL, SHROPSHIRE : the DEVIL'S CHAIR is one of several rocky outcrops along the crest of the hill. Northern aspect, August. ref : 1033178.031
crag; England; geographical; geological; heather; hill; hillside; Jack Mytton Way; landform; landmark; landscape format; long distance footpath; Manston Rock; moody; moorland; National Nature Reserve; outcrop; rock; rock feature; rock feature, ; rocks; Shropshire; Shropshire Way; Stiperstones; upland; Welsh Marches
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SHROPSHIRE HILLS - The STIPERSTONES : this is MANSTON ROCK (1,795ft) - the highest point of the ridge - seen from the south. ref : 1012707.021 (01.5/6/10 (4)
Old Harry, Studland Bay, Sea stacks, coastal landforms, World Heritage Site, geology, geography, geomorphology, erosion, coastal erosion, cliff faces, coastal processes, Jurassic Coast, Old Harry Rocks, Cretaceous period, beaches, 65 million years, chalk cliffs,
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Old Harry Sea Stacks are to be found at the end of the Jurassic Coast on the south coast of the UK between Dorset and East Devon.
Old Harry, Studland Bay, Sea stacks, coastal landforms, World Heritage Site, geology, geography, geomorphology, erosion, coastal erosion, cliff faces, coastal processes, Jurassic Coast, Old Harry Rocks, Cretaceous period, beaches, 65 million years, chalk cliffs,
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Old Harry Sea Stacks are to be found at the end of the Jurassic Coast on the south coast of the UK between Dorset and East Devon.
BECKHEAD - the resurgence of the Clapham Beck from Ingleborough Cave in Clapdale: this is the river that plunges underground in GAPING GHYLL higher up the fellside. YORKSHIRE DALES National Park, Craven. ref: 1004516.021
DERBYSHIRE, the White Peak : in LATHKILLDALE - pretty cataracts mark the site of ancient Carter's Mill in the lower section of the valley - now a National Nature Reserve. Peak National Park. ref: 1006835
Nepal : classic river Terraces above the meandering SETI KHOLA below the village of Mardi Pul to the north of Pokhara in the Annapurna foothills. Late monsoon season. ref :1035542.021
SHROPSHIRE HILLS : on STIPERSTONES HILL - the view southwards from Cranberry Rocks towards Linney Hill ( left) and the West Onney Valley. Autumn. ref : 1023482.021 (01.5/6/11 (2)
USA - Arizona : Monument Valley, view northwards from 'Artist's Point' to (L>R) Merrick Butte, Sentinel Mesa and East Mitten Butte. The Valley is a Tribal Park of the Navajo Nation ref: 1028468.021 (42.3/3/3(01)
England; North York Moors; National Park; Cleveland Hills; Roseberry Topping; landmark; hill; peak; landform; agriculture, geographical, geological, landscape,
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ROSEBERRY TOPPING (1050ft/320m.) - this notable landmark is seen from the south west above Great Ayton village. Cleveland Hills, North York Moors National Park ref: 1038546.031 (01.4/7/8(19)
EXMOOR - Devon and SOMERSET : the remote upper valley of the little BADGWORTHY WATER is the so-called 'Doone Valley'. View southwards towards the heart of Exmoor. Here the river is the county boundary with Devon on the right, western bank and Somerset on the eastern, left bank.