Moorland, Oakdale
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Moorland, Oakdale by Jaggery as part of the Geograph project.
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Moorland, Oakdale
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 1 Mar 2010
An expanse of mostly flat moorland, elevation c 210 metres (nearly 700 feet), in a mostly hilly area near to Oakdale. In the lower left corner is a glimpse of a moorland stream which is about to descend 18 metres (about 60 feet) down a stepped waterfall. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1734021 UPDATE August 2015. M J Roscoe states that this flat land is landscaped colliery waste, Waterloo. Currently (August 2015) the site is being prepared for the construction of a new school. The stream is also man-made.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.684751
Longitude
-3.177399