Trial pit
Introduction
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Trial pit
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 20 Apr 2011
Land which has been cleared for development has been dug to provide a rock sample for geotechnical investigation. This site is underlain almost entirely by more or less solid rock, which is a weathered and cleaved mudstone of Silurian age. See Image for more detail.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.262223
Longitude
-3.79661