Raised Beach
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Raised Beach by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Raised Beach
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 16 Aug 2023
The steep bank above the flat wetland of The Lurgies looks like a raised beach. I was astounded to discover shortly after taking this that the 45º slope underneath the trees is covered with a deep layer of fine glutinous welly-boot-engulfing smelly mud, in spite of being several metres above sea level.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.707496
Longitude
-2.538648