Flagstone Dyke

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Flagstone Dyke by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

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Flagstone Dyke

Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 17 Jun 2023

Caithness was short of trees but had a plentiful supply of easily worked flagstone, so dykes and fences were often built of stone. This one is a modern example.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
58.597747
Longitude
-3.532869