Astroturf pitch, former RAF Saxa Vord, Haroldswick

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Astroturf pitch, former RAF Saxa Vord, Haroldswick

Image: © Mike Pennington Taken: 8 Jun 2009

Abandoned 5-a-side goals and rugby training equipment on the now-disused pitch. In the background are the houses at Nordabrake, formerly part of RAF Saxa Vord but now part of Saxa Vord Resort, and the council-built estate Brakefield Crescent beyond that.

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Image Location

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Latitude
60.797784
Longitude
-0.818285