2015
NY0012 : Clints Quarry NNR
taken 10 years ago, near to Bigrigg, Cumbria, England
This is 1 of 10 images, with title starting with Clints Quarry in this square
Clints Quarry NNR
The quarry is a scheduled Site of Special Scientific Interest and is of considerable botanical importance as well as geological. The fallen blocks of stone that may be seen contain a variety of fossils – Brachiopods and corals.
Clints was mentioned in a 1909 prospectus for the Workington Iron & Steel Company. The limestone which was easily quarried, was used in blast furnaces to make steel in the heyday of the Acid Bessemer process between 1850 and 1890. It was transported from the quarry by rail from a siding off the L & N.W. Junction Railway.
Clints was mentioned in a 1909 prospectus for the Workington Iron & Steel Company. The limestone which was easily quarried, was used in blast furnaces to make steel in the heyday of the Acid Bessemer process between 1850 and 1890. It was transported from the quarry by rail from a siding off the L & N.W. Junction Railway.
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- Grid Square
- NY0012, 23 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Matthew Hatton (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 19 May, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 26 May, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NY 0081 1253 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:29.9015N 3:31.9850W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NY 0079 1249
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
