View of the White Sands, Dumfries
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View of the White Sands, Dumfries
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: Unknown
As seen through the Camera Obsura at the top of the windmill tower in Dumfries Museum Image The instrument was installed in 1836 when the tower was converted into an observatory. This makers it the world's oldest working Camera Obscura. This is the view as seen projected onto the viewing table. You may want to turn the image through 90 degrees to see the scene more easily - buses are parked beside the weir on the River Nith at the White Sands. The observatory is Category A listed http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB26135.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.065318
Longitude
-3.614662