Old limestone quarry near Esperston
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Old limestone quarry near Esperston
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 1 Dec 2014
Unlike the nearby Temple Quarry (sand and gravel), this used to be a limestone quarry, with the same outcrop continuing a short way NW to the current Middleton Quarry and lime works. There is a limestone outcrop by the road, out of shot to the left. The road here crosses the Middleton North Burn. Although now predominantly a farming area, coal mining on a small scale once took place at Temple on the banks of the South Esk. For example, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.806724
Longitude
-3.051359