Millennium sandstone pillar
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Millennium sandstone pillar by Rob Burke as part of the Geograph project.
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Millennium sandstone pillar
Image: © Rob Burke Taken: 1 May 2010
This large circular stone is natural. The plaque next to it says "This stone was extracted from our quarry at Plumpton, near Lazonby in 1996. It is the remnant of a wind sculpted pillar of sandstone around 250 million years ago and is exactly as it came out of the ground. As a mark for the Millennium it perhaps puts time in perspective. Cumbria Stone Quarries Ltd, May 2000"
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Image Location
Latitude
54.527061
Longitude
-2.586027