Greenknowes

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Greenknowes by Richard Webb as part of the Geograph project.

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Greenknowes

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 9 Oct 2005

Land here has been dug for opencast coal mining. The reclaimed quarries are now planted as a community woodland. Much of the square, north of the B914 is forest too. Looking west towards Knock Hill.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.122926
Longitude
-3.426569