Former quarry
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Former quarry
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 21 Apr 2019
A quarry opened on the side of Cwm Chwefri, presumably to provide material for road construction. The abandoned face shows well the thick glacial deposits on the hillside, and the very straight profile of the valley side.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.202043
Longitude
-3.506954