Limekiln, Marlbrook
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Limekiln, Marlbrook
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 10 Oct 2017
Most of the rock here is old red sandstone which often produces acid soil. Every now and then, limestone outcrops and it was roasted for lime which would raise soil pH and crop yields. Here there is a band of Devonian Bishop's Frome limestone which outcrops around Brierley Woods.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.187233
Longitude
-2.725176