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St Botolph's Church, Slapton
The Church of St Botolph's, Slapton, also referred to as Slapton, St Botolph, is the ancient parish church of the village of Slapton near Towcester in West Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Constructed sometime around the late 12th and early 13th centuries the church is notable for its almost complete surviving set of late medieval wall paintings, widely considered the finest in Northamptonshire. The interior was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "memorably intimate". The church is designated as
St Botolph's Church, Slapton
St Botolph's Church, Slapton
The Church of St Botolph's, Slapton, also referred to as Slapton, St Botolph, is the ancient parish church of the village of Slapton near Towcester in West Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Constructed sometime around the late 12th and early 13th centuries the church is notable for its almost complete surviving set of late medieval wall paintings, widely considered the finest in Northamptonshire. The interior was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "memorably intimate". The church is designated as
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Sappho, Washington
Local GemsSappho is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The town is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and State Route 113, in a largely forested area, and features parks and recreational facilities.
Sappho, Washington
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Local GemsStrete is a coastal village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, on the coast of Start Bay, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Strete
View pinRiver Finnan
Local GemsThe River Finnan is a river in Highland, Scotland that flows from Glen Finnan. Rising from the waters of two streams near Corryhully, one named Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne, the River Finnan drains into Loch Shiel. It flows underneath the Glenfinnan Viaduct at Glenfinnan.
River Finnan
View pinMelin Llynon, Llanddeusant
Local GemsMelin Llynon, or Llynon Mill, is a gristmill located on the outskirts of the village of Llanddeusant on the island of Anglesey. It is the only surviving working windmill in Wales.
Melin Llynon, Llanddeusant
View pinGlenfinnan Monument
Local GemsThe Glenfinnan Monument is a Category A listed monument in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, erected in 1814 and dedicated to the Scottish Highlanders who fought in the Jacobite Army during the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Glenfinnan Monument
View pinBeinn Odhar Bheag
Local GemsBeinn Odhar Bheag is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, south of the village of Glenfinnan in Moidart, Lochaber. It shares the distinction of being the highest point in Moidart with Rois-bheinn, whose summit has the same elevation.
Beinn Odhar Bheag
View pinHMS St Christopher (shore establishment)
Local GemsHMS St Christopher was a Coastal Forces training base of the Royal Navy operational during the Second World War and located in and around Fort William, Scotland.
HMS St Christopher (shore establishment)
View pinBallygill North
Local GemsBallygill North is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located in the northwestern part of Rathlin Island and has an area of 149 acres (60 ha). It contains Skerriagh, the northernmost point of Northern Ireland.
Ballygill North
View pinBeesands
Local GemsBeesands is a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England. It is best known as a tourist destination. However, it is still a fishing village that concentrates mainly on crab and lobster fishing through Britannia Fisheries. There is an Anglican chapel dedicated to St Andrew in the village. Behind the beach, north of the settlement, is a freshwater lake known as Widdecombe Ley, smaller but similar in ecology to Slapton Ley about
Beesands
View pinWest Highland Museum
Local GemsThe West Highland Museum tells the story of the Scottish Highlands and the Islands. It aims to cover every aspect of West Highland history, including that of Fort William, where it is located in a listed building in the centre of the town. It also hosts other exhibits for archaeology and wildlife.
West Highland Museum
View pinMarket Rasen Racecourse
Local GemsMarket Rasen Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in the town of Market Rasen, in Lincolnshire, England. It is owned and operated by Jockey Club Racecourses.
Market Rasen Racecourse
View pinAsh, Devon
Local GemsAsh is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stoke Fleming, in the South Hams district, in Devon, England and is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-west of Dartmouth.
Ash, Devon
View pinLoch Morar
Local GemsLoch Morar is a freshwater loch in the Rough Bounds of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at 26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi), and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of 310 m (1,017 ft). The loch was created by glacial action around 10,000 years ago, and has a surface elevation of 9 metres (30 ft) above sea level. It separates the traditional district of North Morar, from Arisaig and Moidart.
Loch Morar
View pinSeymour Range
Local GemsThe Seymour Range is a low and small mountain range comprising the mountains/hills between the valley of Cowichan Lake and that of the San Juan River on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of 888 km2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.
Seymour Range
View pinBidein a' Chabair
Local GemsBidein a' Chabair is a mountain in the Knoydart peninsula, Lochaber, on the west coast of Scotland. It is part of the Northwest Highlands.
Bidein a' Chabair
View pinBowden, Stoke Fleming
Local GemsBowden is a hamlet in the parish of Stoke Fleming in the South Hams district of Devon, England, about 1 mile (2 km) west of Stoke Fleming. Bowden House was the seat of the Netherton family from about 1750.
Bowden, Stoke Fleming
View pinLochailort
Local GemsLochailort is a small settlement in Scotland that lies at the head of Loch Ailort, a sea loch, on the junction of the Road to the Isles (A830) between Fort William and Mallaig with the A861 towards Salen and Strontian. It is served by Lochailort railway station on the West Highland Line.
Lochailort
View pinLoch na Creige Duibhe (Lochaber)
Local GemsLoch na Creige Duibhe is a small freshwater loch in South Morar, Lochaber, in the West Highlands of Scotland. It is orientated east to west and drains into Loch Màma to the west. It is thought that Loch Màma and Loch na Creige Duibhe were at one time a single loch. Debris brought down by the Allt Dearg stream has likely caused the lochs to be separated into two bodies of water.
Loch na Creige Duibhe (Lochaber)
View pinSt Tudwal's Lighthouse
Local GemsSt Tudwal's Lighthouse on Saint Tudwal's Island West is active, but unstaffed. The site of the lighthouse, which marks the north end of Cardigan Bay, was purchased by Trinity House in 1876 at the sum of £111 and the next year the stone building was complete. It is 10.7 metres (35 ft) tall, with its focal plane at 46 metres (151 ft). The main white light has a range of 14 nautical miles and its red sector light has a shorter range of 10 nautical miles. It gives 1 white and red flash every 15 seco
St Tudwal's Lighthouse
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