Quarry by the Frome
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Quarry by the Frome
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 26 Oct 2014
A Pennant stone quarry near Half Penny Bridge. Pennant stone is described as a "hard, fine grained, blue/grey coloured sandstone" and was used for roofing http://thesaurus.english-heritage.org.uk/thesaurus.asp?thes_no=129 .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.486219
Longitude
-2.537141