On unsteady ground
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On unsteady ground
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 27 Mar 2017
The Siston Brook was primarily used for milling, but there was also a number of stone quarrying sites on the valley. Pennant stone was found in abundance and used to create a lot of Bristol's buildings around 1900. Today, the vegetation has tried to re-establish itself, if precariously.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.435561
Longitude
-2.483174