Limestone scar

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Limestone scar by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.

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Limestone scar

Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 30 Mar 2021

Up on Sandford Hill the limestone surface is rarely far from the soil level. Trees have to cling firmly to the thin earth and in places the ground itself has fallen into a shallow depression.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.32897
Longitude
-2.827522