SY9079 : Gaulter Cottages across Gaulter Gap

near to Kimmeridge, Dorset County, Great Britain

Gaulter Cottages across Gaulter Gap
Gaulter Cottages across Gaulter Gap
The steps in the foreground lead down from the car park to a bridge across the stream that flows down from Kimmeridge into the bay. The left turn leads down to the beach in Kimmeridge Bay, the right turn leads up more steps to Gaulter Cottages. The practice of spreading shale-ash (and the contents of cess-pits) on plots as a fertiliser was called 'gaulting', and gave the Gaulter Gap its name. The shale from the local cliffs was burnt as fuel, known as 'Kimmeridge coal'.
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SY9079, 29 images   (find more images nearby)
Photographer
Jim Champion   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 April, 2008   (find more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 18 April, 2008
Category
Cottages   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 9081 7916 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:36.7247N 2:7.8747W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 9083 7912
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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