Sandstone exposure, Cotcliffe Bank
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Sandstone exposure, Cotcliffe Bank
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 29 Jan 2010
This would appear to be the most westerly exposure of Jurassic sandstone in NE Yorkshire, being 3-4 miles west of the main bulk of the North York Moors. The face looks as though it has been quarried, but this cannot be confirmed from old OS maps.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.312316
Longitude
-1.352558