Ironstone quarrying traces
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The photograph on this page of Ironstone quarrying traces by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Ironstone quarrying traces
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 28 Jan 2016
The high bank at the edge of the field is evidence of the amount of material that was removed as a result of quarrying for ironstone. This area was worked up to 1948 as part of the Cottesmore Quarries.
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Image Location
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52.710738
Longitude
-0.672662