Ravenscraig from the air
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Ravenscraig from the air by Thomas Nugent as part of the Geograph project.
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Ravenscraig from the air
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 28 Jun 2011
The site of the former British Steel integrated iron & steel works and hot strip steel works (once the largest in Western Europe) is now just a mark on the ground. The area is being developed as Ravenscraig new town.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.794963
Longitude
-3.971426