Old limestone quarry, Middlehope Hill
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Old limestone quarry, Middlehope Hill
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 7 Apr 2013
Still plenty of snow in the quarry in early April. Limestone of Silurian age was quarried here, the exposure being known as Aymestry Limestone, which is highly fossiliferous.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.491431
Longitude
-2.730908