2014

NY6766 : Little Walltown Quarry

taken 12 years ago, near to Greenhead, Northumberland, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Little Walltown Quarry in this square
Little Walltown Quarry
Little Walltown Quarry
A substantial stretch of Hadrian's Wall was destroyed totally by this long-disused dolerite quarry. Beyond, are the Nine Nicks of Thirlwall which are probably in breach of the Trades Descriptions Act?

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused Moorland Disused: Quarry Rock: Dolerite other tags: Disused Quarry Hadrians Wall Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Nicks of Thirlwall [4] Title Clusters: · Little Walltown Quarry [2] ·
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Photographer
Karl and Ali   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 31 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 3 September, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 6760 6651 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.5268N 2:30.4752W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 6742 6638
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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