Boulders on the way to Mountsorrel Quarry

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Boulders on the way to Mountsorrel Quarry by Eirian Evans as part of the Geograph project.

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Boulders on the way to Mountsorrel Quarry

Image: © Eirian Evans Taken: 11 Sep 2006

Mountsorrel Quarry is the largest granite quarry in Europe and there has been a quarry here since the late 18th century. My great great grandfather was the quarry manager at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.73457
Longitude
-1.154462