Stokesay Gap
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Stokesay Gap
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 4 May 2010
A view north from Bringewood. There is a prominent gap in the same limestone ridge as the point of view, and the gap is guarded by the fortified house of Stokesay Castle. This distant view shows the strategic position of Stokesay, where the Onny cuts through Wenlock Edge's limestone ridges. Beyond the castle, is modern Craven Arms, a minor railway town. (Railways like gaps in limestone ridges too) and in the far distance the Long Mynd. Since the trees were removed, the summit of Bringewood Chase has become a fine viewpoint.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.428548
Longitude
-2.832377