The Western Slope of the St Austell Granite

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The photograph on this page of The Western Slope of the St Austell Granite by Tony Atkin as part of the Geograph project.

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The Western Slope of the St Austell Granite

Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 8 Jul 2006

The western edge of the square is just after the second field boundary. This is part of the very even slope up to the higher land of the St Austell Granite. What might you expect to see behind the photographer? Land sloping up to granite moorland and tors perhaps? Take a look: Image]

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.358613
Longitude
-4.939681