The slopes of Eastwater
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The slopes of Eastwater
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 13 Apr 2016
The porous Limestone landscape of the Mendips leads to many a stream and sudden drop into a swallow hole. This is the gorse-lined slopes Eastwater, with a near-vertical wall at its end; at the lowest point of which is the Eastwater Cavern - Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.252958
Longitude
-2.662661