Catchgate
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Catchgate by Trevor Littlewood as part of the Geograph project.
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Catchgate
Image: © Trevor Littlewood Taken: 13 Dec 2018
Catchgate is a former 'pit village' of County Durham which has all but merged with adjacent villages to form a larger built-up area. The road sign naming the settlement, (typical of a certain style in the county), is attached to a piece of rock carved in the form of a gate with a catch.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.86549
Longitude
-1.748661