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Post by sceptrelady on Jun 13, 2007 4:51:51 GMT
Curious minds need to know! I spent some time on www.flashearth.com tonight - figuring out where Llandegla & Llanarmon yn Ial were in relationship to Plas Gwyn etc. and noticed something really strange. If you use the microsoft satellite picture for a higher resolution close up you see many white marks and striations on the moorland just south of the forested land to the west of Coedpoeth. There are some that look like a six pronged comb has been pulled along in all different directions and some where there is just a straight scrape. Can anyone help with an explanation?? Or is it the welsh equivalent of crop circles ;D
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Post by annedw on Jun 13, 2007 13:33:25 GMT
Not seen this site before , good eh ! I`m not sure what you are looking at, had to look up striations in the dictionary Is it the orange coloured bits like a row of teeth ;D if so then I would say it is the Eglwyseg Rocks, a lime stone escarpment that overlooks Worlds End and round to Llangollen. From ground level they are lots of layers of rock. They are actually grey. There is a road /track from Minera , up across the mountain leading down to the base of the rocks at Worlds End, about 5 miles maybe. The really white patches further north, I`m sure they are the lime stone Quarries close to Bwlchgwyn. Or maybe you`re looking at something completely different that I can`t see.
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Post by sceptrelady on Jun 13, 2007 19:55:44 GMT
Sorry about the "striations" ;D Had to think about what to call them ;D If you move the small white cross in the middle of the picture - think of it as the cross hairs in a rifle The readout in the bottom right corner gives you the latitude and longitude of the position. So Lat 53 degrees 2' 2.9"N and Long 3 degrees 9' 28.0" W should put you directly over what I am talking about. It works best if you switch from Google to Microsft VA in the panel on the top left . On the right side of the screen you see a lot of long lines like sticks - in the middle there are wider markings and to the left there are a lot of smaller ones. When you zoom in they are all different. I wondered if they are something to do with forestry land. My husband said some of them look like they are stripping off peat but that doesn't explain the ones that look like comb marks does it
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Post by annedw on Jun 13, 2007 20:36:52 GMT
FLIPPIN ECK, They are odd. I`ve worked where they are, as you come over Minera Mountain to Worlds end, also they are on the part that`s above Valle Crucis Abbey area, but I don`t think the monks had anything to do with it. Some of the swirly ones are really strange. There are lots of pine trees around that area , forestry commision and such, could be where trees have been cut down, but I`m not really sure. It`s difficult to get an idea of how big the area is. Worlds end is the bit by what looks like a football pitch , white at one end, and is actually a ravine where a stream comes out, you can make it out, there are old roman lead mines there ( so they say ). It`s very pretty there. I`m sure Arthur C Clarke would have another explanation ;D
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Post by llosgi calch on Jun 14, 2007 6:48:46 GMT
I've walked over that way many times in the past, along Offas dy'ke path and towards the remains of Sir Watkins Tower (by transmitters). Often noticed the patterns of the gorse being cleared, burnt, etc, but to look at them in so much detail from above is quite something else. I am also able to date the satellite images of the area to June 2001. Da Iawn sceptrelady! - definately the 'find of the month'
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Post by llosgi calch on Jun 14, 2007 6:56:49 GMT
I have had a great idea with this website thanks to Sceptrelady... A new subject board will be uploaded later which I think will be of interest to all!
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Post by sceptrelady on Jun 14, 2007 8:48:39 GMT
Thanks Llosgi - Have just found the flashearth site myself - it was recommended by another member of the board so I can't take the credit I thought the pics were fairly dated - have rellies who live at the Sycamores in Wrexham and they were definitely not built when these shots were taken. The resolution on the Microsoft versions is fantastic. I could spend hours on that site just poking around looking at different places - a bit like being in a helicopter! Will look forward to your new inspiration!
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Post by nainffrith4 on Jun 14, 2007 13:20:26 GMT
With reference to the markings in the gorse this is done for the Black Grouse to help with the food supply and coverage for the young and the adults. By clearing area's for new growth it gives the youngsters food as they require new shoots and the old gorse gives the cover needed to hide from predators. Norma
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Post by llosgi calch on Jun 14, 2007 15:24:48 GMT
With reference to the markings in the gorse this is done for the Black Grouse to help with the food supply and coverage for the young and the adults. By clearing area's for new growth it gives the youngsters food as they require new shoots and the old gorse gives the cover needed to hide from predators. Norma Diolch Norma, for explaining the gorse clearance. Its great to see that whether we discuss a subject from a grave to a grouse, we have experts on hand.
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Post by sceptrelady on Jun 14, 2007 16:57:54 GMT
Thanks for solving the mystery Norma
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