Barnhill Quarry in 1977
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The photograph on this page of Barnhill Quarry in 1977 by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.
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Barnhill Quarry in 1977
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: Unknown
The steeply dipping rocks are Carboniferous Limestone. The quarry is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000779.pdf. Scanned from an Agfa colour transparency.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.543415
Longitude
-2.399382