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Sat 17 Mar, 2018 03:28 pm
'Hills' here in Northamptonshire look almost man made, I'd read about Drumlins and wondered if this is what they might be,
(they are sited in a valley if that is significant)
I was hoping someone could point me at some guide somewhere
@nicholson,
Some of it was. This is what a quick google search threw up.
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Quote:Land re-used; although quarry extraction was traditionally undertaken by hand, the introduction of steam power in the 19th century led to a ‘hill and dale’ landscape, which covered large areas of the countryside. Hand dug quarries were often reverted back to agriculture once all of the minerals had been extracted. Where machines were used this had a man-made impact on the landscape. Former quarries are now used as landfill sites and for recreational uses.
http://www.northamptonshireheritage.co.uk/learn/built-heritage-and-the-historic-environment/Pages/historic-landscapes.aspx
Btw, there's something not right about the cows in Milton Keynes either.
@nicholson,
Perhaps try a
reverse image search in Google. Upload the image from your computer or phone and see what comes of it. Probably nothing but the search engine is working on image identification as a new service.
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