Ridgetown Quarry (dis)
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Ridgetown Quarry (dis)
Image: © Matthew Hatton Taken: 8 Sep 2020
Carboniferous Sandstone (Bude Formation) quarry that was most likely used for building material for local farms and possibly the church at Bondleigh, it is somewhat overgrown.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.829156
Longitude
-3.904489