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Tag: maps

Three Norths

25th July 2022 Sandra

Open up a paper sheet map and along one edge you should find a key to all the symbols that…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps Filed under: compass, longitude, magnetic north, maps

Where’s North?

18th July 2022 Sandra

The 1884 International Meridian Conference decided that time would be standardised based on when the sun passes across the Greenwich…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps Filed under: longitude, maps, time

Viking Legacy

13th June 2022 Sandra

Viking influence in the UK was strongest in the east, particularly Yorkshire. So choose a suitable map and this time…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps, Place name Filed under: landscapes, maps, place name

Cornish

6th June 2022 Sandra

You probably noticed a few similarities between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, both of which are Celtic languages.  If you check…

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Posted in: Maps, Place name, South West Filed under: Cornish, Cornwall, landscapes, maps, place name

I-Spy in Ireland

30th May 2022 Sandra

The names you will find on Irish maps tend to have their origins in one of three languages groups.  You…

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Posted in: Ireland, Maps, Place name Filed under: Ireland, landscapes, maps, place name

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