J2024 : Abandoned lazy beds on intake land on Wee Roosley

taken 11 years ago, 4 km S of Hilltown, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Abandoned lazy beds on intake land on Wee Roosley
Abandoned lazy beds on intake land on Wee Roosley
These couple of fields carved out of the moorland were once used to grow potatoes using the "lazy bed" method. These would have been in use in the 19thC.
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J2024, 16 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 27 February, 2013   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 5 March, 2013
Geographical Context
Uplands  Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 207 246 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:9.3754N 6:9.1440W
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Irish: geotagged! J 207 246
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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