Mallard Crescent
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Mallard Crescent by Lairich Rig as part of the Geograph project.
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Mallard Crescent
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 14 Mar 2016
The title refers to the road that appears in the left foreground, and which ends not far ahead. The houses on the left are also alongside Mallard Crescent. Along with Mallard, the bird names used for streets in this area include Falcon, Kestrel, Partridge, Merlin, Finch, Plover, Sandpiper, Robin, Raven, Rook, Wren, Heron, Mavis, Siskin, Curlew, and Linnet. On the high ground in the right background are some houses alongside Lyle Road. To their left, but only visible with large image sizes, is the Image The present picture was taken from a path that leads downhill from Kestrel Crescent to Mallard Crescent. Part of that path can be seen in the right foreground.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.949609
Longitude
-4.798433