Sunken lone
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sunken lone by Robert Murray as part of the Geograph project.
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Sunken lone
Image: © Robert Murray Taken: 18 Feb 2010
Lone is an old Scots word for lane. We have sunken lones/lanes on hillsides because they were dug out to reduce the gradient and therefore assist the passage of carts on the upward journey.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.99266
Longitude
-4.00008