The Balbeuchley incline below Leoch, looking up

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The photograph on this page of The Balbeuchley incline below Leoch, looking up by David Martin as part of the Geograph project.

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The Balbeuchley incline below Leoch, looking up

Image: © David Martin Taken: 6 Dec 2008

This is a well preserved part of the old Balbeuchley incline. The fallen tree was probably a sapling planted to strengthen the embankment at the time the line was constructed in 1831. The railway line here was abandoned in 1861.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.515346
Longitude
-3.043761