At first sight this looks like a sand quarry but given the location it's probably a salt storage depot

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At first sight this looks like a sand quarry but given the location it's probably a salt storage depot

Image: © Dr Duncan Pepper Taken: 11 Nov 2011

This is the (in)famous grit that we run out of every winter when it snows.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.202088
Longitude
-2.519883