Limestone quarry outcrop
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Limestone quarry outcrop
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 24 Feb 2024
Outcrop of dipping beds of the Park Limestone Formation (Carboniferous, Holkerian) reaches the shore where there is a rock platform at the high tide level. This is the northern edge of a significant quarry site, now disused and occupied in part be housing.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.193493
Longitude
-3.055203