Rock Edge, Oxford
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Rock Edge, Oxford
Image: © 2202 Taken: 30 May 2005
Much of Headington is built around old limestone quarries. Only one good exposure of the limestones survive, at Rock Edge (formerly Crossroads Pit), at the junction of Windmill Road and Old Road. The limestones have been quarried since the twelfth century. They provided building stones for the older houses in Oxford, as well as parts of many colleges.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.75445
Longitude
-1.197368