Seale chalk-pit, seen from Wood Lane
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Seale chalk-pit, seen from Wood Lane
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 10 Dec 2014
A disused quarry, quite high up, just below the ridge of the Hog's Back. The margins of the pit are heavily overgrown, and I found it hard to get an unobstructed view. There is no escaping the traffic noise here - the A31 runs along the ridge, just beyond the line of trees at the top of the picture. Chalk - known by the name of 'clunch' - has in the past been much used as a building material in the immediate area. Seale church (19th century) is largely clunch-built - one of a number of such buildings in the village.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.226438
Longitude
-0.71179