Foresthead Quarry (C) Andrew Curtis

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

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Grid Square: NY5857, 49 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Andrew Curtis (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 6 January, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 7 January, 2012
Geographical Context: Geological interest Grassland Quarrying, Mining
Subject Location: OSGB36: NY 5845 5740 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:54.5743N 2:38.9757W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NY 5851 5750
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)