NY5857 : Foresthead Quarry
taken 6 years ago, near to Forest Head, Cumbria, Great Britain
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Foresthead Quarry
The quarry was dug initially for limestone in the late C18th, which was used in the nearby lime kilns where local coal was also available as fuel. It was later used to extract shale until the latter half of the C20th Link
The anticline in the Great Limestone is a notable geological feature and can be seen at the end of the quarry NY5857 : Anticline in the Great Limestone at Foresthead Quarry

The anticline in the Great Limestone is a notable geological feature and can be seen at the end of the quarry NY5857 : Anticline in the Great Limestone at Foresthead Quarry
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- NY5857, 49 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Andrew Curtis (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 6 January, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 7 January, 2012
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 5845 5740 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:54.5743N 2:38.9757W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
NY 5851 5750
- View Direction
- South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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