Fossilised tree stump
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Fossilised tree stump
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 7 Sep 1977
This fossilised tree was found in a quarry at Edmundbyers Cross in 1915. Today it stands in the wall of the parish churchyard in Stanhope. The fossil is thought to be 320 million years old. St Thomas's Church can be seen in the background.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.747757
Longitude
-2.007114