The Field of Blood
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Field of Blood by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.
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The Field of Blood
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 28 Jan 2023
The field between the A891 and the old railway line is called the Field of Blood. This is apparently where MacGregor cattle thieves were massacred by local farmers in the early 1800s. See https://www.trailsandtales.org/trails/heritage/field-of-blood.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.966571
Longitude
-4.18685