Abandoned sandstone quarries, Smardale... (C) Stephen Craven

NY7206 : Abandoned sandstone quarries, Smardale Gill

near to Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, Great Britain

Abandoned sandstone quarries, Smardale Gill

Having no railway (or main road) access, these were on a much smaller scale from the limestone quarries across the valley NY7206 : Abandoned limestone quarries, Smardale Gill, and were presumably used only as a source of local building stone.

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2009

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Grid Square: NY7206, 46 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Stephen Craven (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Tuesday, 23 June, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 19 July, 2009
Geographical Context: Uplands Geological interest Quarrying, Mining
Former (from Tags): quarry
Category: Quarry (disused) (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NY 724 061 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:26.9779N 2:25.5922W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NY 724 060
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)