A lonesome cats eye

Introduction

The photograph on this page of A lonesome cats eye by Oliver Dixon as part of the Geograph project.

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A lonesome cats eye

Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 9 Dec 2019

Look carefully and you will see a solitary "cats eye" or road stud, set into the surface of Whiteside Bank which was at one time the route by which the A68 descended into Tynedale from the south. This road was abandoned at least 30 years ago.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.9415
Longitude
-1.970623