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Tag: quarry
Showing latest 50 of 283 images tagged with former:quarry tag.
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The former Fairy Knowe Quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS3678 This was formerly a sandstone quarry.
Before that, as shown on the... (more)
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near:Carman HillX
near:Carman MuirX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
legendX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
toponymyX
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Old quarry at Bowling
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4473 In this view, I have included the footpath / cycle route, which follows... (more)
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Old quarry at Bowling: western end
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4473 The edge of the former quarry is clearly exposed to view at this end. See... (more)
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place:BowlingX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
top:Rocks, Scree, CliffsX
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High Mains Quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4175 OS maps indicate that the quarry had fallen into disuse by the mid-1960s.... (more)
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The former Fairy Knowe Quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS3679 Category: Quarry This photograph (taken only a few metres north of the grid line) is a... (more)
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The former Fairy Knowe Quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS3679 Category: Quarry (disused) Below the centre of the photograph, the nearest of the large stones has a... (more)
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near:Carman HillX
near:Carman MuirX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Old quarry at Bowling
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4473 Though not annotated as such on present-day OS maps, the area in the... (more)
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Old quarry at Bowling: eastern end
by Lairich Rig for square NS4473 In contrast with NS4473 : Old quarry at Bowling: western end, the eastern end is more obscured by trees,... (more)
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place:BowlingX
columnar jointingX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
top:Geological interestX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
top:Rocks, Scree, CliffsX
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Glasgow Necropolis: the former Ladywell Quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS6065 The sheer rock-face, now clothed in vegetation, and the lower ground... (more)
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top:Burial ground, CrematoriumX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
place:Glasgow NecropolisX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Disused Quarry, Wenlock Edge
by David Dixon geograph for square SO6199 Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment running for 24 km (15 miles)... (more)
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Greengates Quarry from the west
by Andrew Curtis for square NY9323 Former Whin Stone quarry NY9323 : Abandoned Quarry operating between 1890 and 1917, once... (more)
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Intake Hill - view east over the former Middleton Quarries
by Andrew Curtis geograph for square NY9424 Middleton Quarry is a disused quarry, from which stone was formerly... (more)
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Former limestone quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4380 Category: Quarry (disused) This is a more distant view of the site that is shown in NS4380 : Pool (in a former limestone quarry). A... (more)
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period:18th centuryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
LimestoneX
limestone industryX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Roman Quarry, Barcombe Hill
by Andrew Curtis geograph for square NY7766 A montage of 4 photos showing the western face of the northern quarry on... (more)
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graffitiX
top:Historic sites and artefactsX
top:MoorlandX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
Roman inscriptionX
former:Roman quarryX
top:UplandsX
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The former South Elmsall Quarry, now an SSSI
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4811 A magnesian limestone quarry listed because of the patch reefs exposed on the quarry face.
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Remains of former quarry, Ashdown Forest
by Ian Yarham geograph for square TQ4432 Ashdown Forest is a former medieval hunting forest, and is the highest... (more)
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Traces of limestone quarrying
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4380 Category: Quarry (disused) This area of green mounds was formerly (probably in the eighteenth... (more)
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period:18th centuryX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
LimestoneX
limestone industryX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Dalreoch Quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS3876 The entrance to this disused quarry is on the NS3876 : Renton Road.
Dalreoch... (more)
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Old quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4379 The photograph shows exposed stone at the south-eastern extremity of a... (more)
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Former quarry beside B3227, now overgrown
by David Smith geograph for square SS4617 There are several former quarries beside the B3227 in the Langtree Lake valley
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Former quarry in Willington Woods
by David Smith geograph for square SJ5366 There are several former quarries in the woods; this is one of the larger ones
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Northern face, former South Elmsall quarry
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4811 The finest example in Yorkshire of a 255 million year old Permian patch... (more)
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Eastern face, former South Elmsall Quarry
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4811 The finest example in Yorkshire of a 255 million year old Permian patch... (more)
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Southern face, former South Elmsall Quarry
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4811 The finest example in Yorkshire of a 255 million year old Permian patch... (more)
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Gate into wooded former quarry
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4910 Moorhouse Field Quarry, off Moorhouse Lane.
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The former Black Dyke Lane Quarry
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE0833 The western face, seen from Black Dyke Lane.
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Pit (former limestone quarrying)
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4380 Category: Quarry Behind the large boulders in the right-hand side of the image, a roughly... (more)
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Entrance to an old quarry
by Ian Calderwood geograph for square SJ9949 In the late 19th century, there was a tramway running into the quarry... (more)
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top:Derelict, DisusedX
footpathX
top:PathsX
former:quarry
quarry entranceX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
former:tramwayX
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Brockham Quarry from above
by Colin Smith geograph for square TQ1951 This former chalk quarry (closed 1936) is now a nature reserve and much... (more)
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place:BrockhamX
chalk grasslandX
top:GrasslandX
top:Historic sites and artefactsX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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Furness Quarry
by Graham Hogg geograph for square SK2076 Former aggregates quarry now used by rock climbers, who know it as Horseshoe Quarry.
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top:Derelict, DisusedX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
rock climbingX
top:Sport, LeisureX
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Face of former quarry, Newthorpe
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4732 North of Hall Lane, but seen from the B1222.
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Remains of an old quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS3778 Category: Quarry In this wooded area beside NS3778 : Carman Reservoir, close to the NS3778 : Old drove road from Carman Muir to Renton, the... (more)
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former:quarry
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Pit from former limestone quarrying
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS3678 Category: Quarry This pit is the result of limestone quarrying; on its northern side (just... (more)
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Footpath to Gilbert's Pit
by Stephen Craven geograph for square TQ4178 Category: Public footpath The path leads off Thorntree Road. The high metal fence shown here is to... (more)
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Pool (in a former limestone quarry)
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4380 Category: Pools The pool that is visible in this photo occupies just part of a larger... (more)
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Disused quarry
by Lairich Rig for square NS4377 Category: Quarry The easiest way to get into this small quarry is by its south-eastern... (more)
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Moorland sheep on former quarry
by Stephen Craven geograph for square SE0233 Category: Quarry (disused) Sheep grazing around a patch of moorland below the catchwater, which... (more)
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Mill Wood Sand Cliff
by Roger Jones geograph for square TQ5978 Thanet sand was deposited above the chalk, as seen here in part of... (more)
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place:Chafford Gorges Nature ParkX
Place:Chafford HundredX
cliffX
county:EssexX
Essex Wildlife TrustX
former quarryX
top:Geological interestX
Nature ReserveX
top:Rocks, Scree, CliffsX
sandX
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View from Chafford Gorges Nature Park Visitor Centre
by Roger Jones geograph for square TQ5979 Chafford Gorges Nature Park is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust... (more)
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place:Chafford Gorges Nature ParkX
Place:Chafford HundredX
chalkX
county:EssexX
Essex Wildlife TrustX
former quarryX
top:GrasslandX
Nature ReserveX
top:Park and Public GardensX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Quarried area, Lincombe
by Derek Harper geograph for square SY1588 Looking in the other direction to SY1588 : Quarried area, Lincombe along the coast path... (more)
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Still standing, just
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square NZ1445 Dilapidated shed by former quarry, south-west of Colepike Hall.
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Studfield Hill near Studfield Rise
by Alan Murray-Rust geograph for square SK3189 At this point the road still shows some of the characteristics of its... (more)
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former:country laneX
housing developmentX
open spaceX
top:Park and Public GardensX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
top:Suburb, Urban fringeX
suburban roadX
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Track out of former Moorhouse Field Quarry
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE4910 Leading to Moorhouse Lane.
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gateX
gate:metalX
former:quarry
quarry entranceX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
top:Roads, Road transportX
gate:steelX
TrackX
unpaved trackX
WoodlandX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Entrance to Cat Plant landfill site, a former quarry
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SE5010 Local people are objecting to a type of processed waste called Sterefibre... (more)
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entranceX
landfillX
landfill siteX
Gate:landfill siteX
former:quarry
quarry entranceX
top:Quarrying, MiningX
site entranceX
top:Waste, Waste managementX
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Former quarry, Avon Valley Woodlands
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square ST6371 A working quarry until 1930. Now a local nature reserve, criss-crossed with paths.
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place:Avon valleyX
deciduous woodlandX
Local nature reserveX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
rock faceX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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Water-filled pit
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4481 The pit is noticeable on satellite imagery for its regular circular... (more)
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landmark:Campsie HillsX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
landmark:Fintry HillsX
PoolX
former:quarry
top:Quarrying, MiningX
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The former Bonhill Quarry
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS3979 The disused quarry is shown here in a view from the other side of... (more)
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Old test pit
by Lairich Rig geograph for square NS4279 This small pool was originally a test pit (for quarrying), and is one of... (more)
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St. Aldhelm’s Head: radar research monument and the old quarry
by Chris Downer geograph for square SY9675 Looking along the headland at St. Aldhelm's Head, we see a monument... (more)
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St. Aldhelm’s Head: the old quarry
by Chris Downer geograph for square SY9675 Looking along the southern edge of the former quarry on the headland. The... (more)
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