I planned my route and found info at https://pastmap.org.uk/
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Just outside of Dumfries is a stone circle known as "the twelve apostles". Neolithic or bronze age. These stones could have been placed here 4,000 years ago. |
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Kilpatrick Irongay Parish Church. I like old graveyards. I'm looking for spooky old graves and quirky epitaphs. |
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Memorial to a soldier |
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This tomb is dated 1569 |
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Routin Linn waterfall |
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I have to include a bridge. It's good too see that this lattice truss has been well maintained. |
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Lots of rivets! |
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The schoolmaster's house in Moniaive. The clock tower in this village means that pupils have no excuse for being late for class! |
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My route follows that of the Cairn Valley Light Railway. It was closed in the 1940's but the station building in Moniaive remains. Maybe demolish it after 70 years? |
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A big sky up in the hills |
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It was a typical British spring day - showers, sunny spells, breezy, cool. A rainbow at my local park. |
Lovely roadside pics, Stuart, and plenty of attraction it seems especially give the short distance.
ReplyDeleteThanks. A study of the map finds interesting things even on roads I'm familiar with.
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