Birk Park from near Nova Scotia
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Birk Park from near Nova Scotia
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 15 Jul 2014
The name 'Birk' often appears in Yorkshire [Birk Crag at Harrogate, Birkenshaw etc] and refers to birch trees, usually the first coloniser of rough moorland. The view is SW across Swaledale towards Blea Barf, the fell on the far side of the valley.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.388914
Longitude
-1.995963