Abandoned millstone at Froggatt Edge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Abandoned millstone at Froggatt Edge by J147 as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Abandoned millstone at Froggatt Edge
Image: © J147 Taken: 7 Oct 2007
At the bottom of the crags at Froggatt Edge are a number of unfinished millstones that were abandoned when the millstone industry in Derbyshire collapsed in the 19th century (due to cheap foreign imports!). The millstones were formed from gritstone quarried from the rock outcrop that is today so popular with climbers.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.28491
Longitude
-1.633976