The green at Ruffside
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The green at Ruffside
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 21 Aug 2013
Most of the houses in this hamlet are built around a village green. It was built for workers for the nearby Ruffside Hall estate. Dates from the early to mid 19th century and appears on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1863, where, interestingly, it is spelt "Roughside".
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Image Location
Latitude
54.858739
Longitude
-2.014923