Sandy soil and limestone quarry spoil viewed from Ancaster Valley side
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Sandy soil and limestone quarry spoil viewed from Ancaster Valley side
Image: © Chris Taken: 14 Apr 2018
One of many limestone quarries near Ancaster. The area has been quarried for thousands of years and yields an oolitic limestone varying in colour from white/beige to grey. For further details see one local quarry's website: http://www.goldholme.com/stone.html
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Image Location
Latitude
52.975491
Longitude
-0.534547