Rock pinnacles in West Quarry
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Rock pinnacles in West Quarry
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 12 Sep 2007
These 'stalks' of rock were left behind by the quarry workers because they had inferior quality slate. 'West Quarry' (sic) is the most southerly of several slate quarries on the coast between Tintagel and Trebarwith, the last of which closed in 1937.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.649712
Longitude
-4.759047