So barren. It's really bizarre to see a place that clearly has water but also is completely barren of anything but small stubbly grass. Normally you think of that in places like Steppes which are cold weather but also extremely arid with little water. Must have been a hard life for the first people that settled there.
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There is a large body of freshwater nearby currently held in place by a dam. I don't know if you can pick them out in this video but along this road there are ruins of stone cottages dating back at least 150 years. In the past this area would have been completely covered by woodland except in the peat-bogs which had resources that could be burned for warmth. Definitely a harsh climate to live in!
So it was forested once upon a time but got clear cut, presumable for agriculture or livestock?
I assume so, I am not sure to be honest. I do know that we exported a lot of wood over the past few centuries, but if you go back say 5000 years it would be predominantly forested.