Source of the South Tyne - Garrigill, Cumbria, UK
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N 54° 42.718 W 002° 23.073
30U E 539650 N 6062913
A sculpture by Gilbert Ward at the origin of the River Tyne. It is in the northern Pennines some four miles south of the village of Garrigill.
Waymark Code: WM78C3
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/18/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member JIMBOBWE
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Until 2002, The Source was marked only by an old fence post and was easily missed. The massive sculpture by Gilbert Ward should remedy that. Look tall through the slot in the stone and you can see the birth of the South Tyne as it flows from the labyrinths. Raise your eyes with respect – the Celts believed that the eye of a river was the eye of God.

Park at the given coordinates and walk a couple of miles up the track from there.
Parking Coordinates: N54:44.34460 W2:22.73640
Title: Source of the South Tyne

Artist: Gilbert Ward

Media (materials) used: Stone

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Beside a track

Date of creation or placement: 2002
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