Pond beside cycle path
Introduction
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Pond beside cycle path
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 8 Jan 2014
The pond is shown on OS maps from about the 1960s onwards. It is not well seen from the nearby path, and, even in winter, the woods conceal its true extent. It probably arose as the result of earlier industrial activity here; there used to be sandpits, a brickfield, and lime workings in the area: see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.950416
Longitude
-4.57614