Open Land behind Blackburn
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Open Land behind Blackburn by Ian Dodds as part of the Geograph project.
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Open Land behind Blackburn
Image: © Ian Dodds Taken: 18 Mar 2022
Only a small fraction of this grid-square isn't taken over by urban development. This land sits between houses at the NorthEast of Blackburn and the M8 motorway; it contains a number of paths - unmarked on even the most detailed online mapping - and a great deal of rubbish. Like a lot of semi-wasteland it has a certain appeal and feeling of discovery about it. The piles of mossy stones in the foreground sadly don't seem to tie in with any previous structure around here though - they are probably just the result of ground getting cleared for woodland or drainage ditches.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.882006
Longitude
-3.616594