Exposed drowned village of Mardale (summer 1995), Haweswater reservoir, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK.


During the hot dry summer of 1995 the water level of Haweswater fell so low that the drowned village of Mardale was exposed. The preserved stump of a tree can be seen in the foreground Riggindale and High Street are in the distance.


Size: 3651px × 4756px
Location: Haweswater reservoir, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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