Marshy ground

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Marshy ground by James Allan as part of the Geograph project.

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Marshy ground

Image: © James Allan Taken: 19 Mar 2012

The town of Markinch was once virtually cut off from the rest of Fife by its surrounding marshes, and there are still traces of these today, even after extensive draining.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.205486
Longitude
-3.133014