2018

NY8206 : Four of Nine Standards

taken 6 years ago, 4 km S of Heggerscales, Cumbria, England

Four of Nine Standards
Four of Nine Standards
For the cairn aficionado, Nine Standards Rigg is a must visit location with its rather varied collection of substantial and well-built edifices. The surrounding moor is pretty peaty (and suffering a lot of erosion from the popularity of the Coast-to-Coast walk) so it's hard to see quite where so much rock came from or why it seemed necessary to pile it all up in such a small area, but it certainly makes for a landmark visible from far away if you are lucky enough to be approaching in weather such as we had. I recall on my previous visit in 1975 that although sunny and hot, it had been dry for so long that a persistent haze had reduced visibility very much, so it was a great pleasure to revisit after all these years and get a good view!

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Geographical Context: Uplands Moorland Category: Cairn Category: Cairn
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NY8206, 48 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andy Waddington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 22 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 15 June, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8253 0660 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:27.2691N 2:16.2577W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8250 0655
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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