Donalds Hill Quarry

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Donalds Hill Quarry by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.

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Donalds Hill Quarry

Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 1 Jun 2007

Now disused, this was a very large quarry of which this is just one end. The chalk was burnt in a lime kiln to produce lime for mortar and fertiliser.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.994059
Longitude
-6.841456