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Martello Towers, or 'Martellos', were small defensive forts first built in the South East of England during the Napoleonic War between 1805 and 1808. They were built throughout the British Empire, in ...

Here is a list of contributors in the past 7 days, ordered by number of TPoints (see FAQ for details). The "pending" column gives some idea of how much each person will climb when their pictures are ...

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LMS Black 5 No.44871, with an excursion to Eastbourne and Hastings, on a cold morning.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the provision of churches in the whole of Britain, and in the Highlands in particular, no longer matched the spiritual and religious requirements of the ...

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Clach a' Bhreatunnaich (The Briton’s Stone) is a gigantic glacial erratic abandoned by the forces of nature on the southern slopes of Ben Donich, high above the village of Lochgoilhead. Tradition ...

This page will convert latitude and longitude (assuming WGS84 datum) into rectilinear coordinates suitable for use on this site (handles both Great Britain and Irish grids). See also nearby.org.uk ...

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