Rocks on Froggatt Edge
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Rocks on Froggatt Edge
Image: © Penny Mayes Taken: 25 Apr 2009
The grit stone outcrops on Froggatt Edge display a variety of colours. Presumably some of this is due to lichen growth but I wonder if the black is down to air pollution from the steel mills in nearby Sheffield.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.284985
Longitude
-1.629176