Chalk Quarry near Monkwood
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Chalk Quarry near Monkwood
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 17 Mar 2007
The chalk quarry walls are visible in the distance behind the arched hut which is on the quarry floor. Chalk is occasionally used as a building stone. One of the houses down the lane from the quarry is built with chalk blocks.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.070445
Longitude
-1.064385