Rye Landgate
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Rye Landgate by Alan Simkins as part of the Geograph project.
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Rye Landgate
Image: © Alan Simkins Taken: 22 Apr 2002
For centuries the little town of Rye, perched upon a sandstone hill at the estuary of the River Rother has watched over the Romney Marshes, guarding the coast from foreign invasion. Due to the receding coastline, Rye now lies a couple of miles from the coast!
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Image Location
Latitude
50.952776
Longitude
0.735204