They may look like strange green lampposts but Holme Posts are part of history. The posts were buried in 1848 to measure how much the land sunk after Whittlesey Mere, once on this site, was drained. The peat lake floor had been soaked in water but after drainage, the peat shrank, as did the height of the land. The top of the posts, once level with the ground, are now around 4m above it. The posts are generally accepted to mark the lowest land point in Great Britain at 2.75m below sea level.

Patricia

August 5, 2024

Be careful when starting route 2 as the start can be easily missed going through the gate.

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Location: Holme, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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