J6052 : Drumlin country (27)
near to Portaferry, Ireland
Drumlin country (27)
A drumlin (shown on the 1:25,000 OS map as “Derry Hill”), to the north east of Portaferry, off the Cloughey Road. The view is from Windmill Hill J5950 : Old windmill, Portaferry.
Drumlin country
In simple (non-technical) words, drumlins are rounded hills, usually of stones and clays deposited by glaciers during the ice age. They form the “basket of eggs” landscape found in parts of Cos Down and Armagh.
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2009
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- J6052, 8 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Image classification?
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- Date Taken
- Friday, 27 February, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 27 February, 2009
- Category
- Drumlins (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 606 520 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:23.5185N 5:31.6290W - Photographer Location
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Irish: J 600 504
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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