Watchtower, Burgh by Sands

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Watchtower, Burgh by Sands

Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 21 Mar 2015

This is a zoom shot from the village green - it wasn't possible to get a closer look because the building is in someone's garden. The tower is thought to have been built in the late 18th century, as a lookout for excise officers trying to control the smuggling which was rife along the Solway Firth at that time. For more information see http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=78222 .

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.922359
Longitude
-3.055784