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An arch in the Tout Quarry Sculpture Park, on the Isle of Portland.

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The former tiny island of Eilean nam Beathach was quarried so extensively that... (more)

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The former tiny island of Eilean nam Beathach was quarried so extensively that... (more)

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In this view, I have included the footpath / cycle route, which follows the... (more)

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This was formerly a sandstone quarry. Before that, as shown on the 1:10560 OS... (more)

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Situated just south of Old Sulehay Forest this former quarry has locked gates... (more)

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Carman Quarry, at the foot of Carman Hill (NS3779 : Ancient hill-fort on Carman Hill), is wreathed in mist. It... (more)

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See NS3778 : Former quarry for another view. The present picture is a view from the lower... (more)

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Situated just south of Old Sulehay Forest this former quarry has locked gates... (more)

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Compare the 2009 view Link The road into the... (more)

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OS maps indicate that the quarry had fallen into disuse by the mid-1960s. The... (more)

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This pit is the result of limestone quarrying; on its northern side (just right... (more)

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This former quarry has flooded, whether as a result of the 1881 or subsequent... (more)

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This is a view, from the north, of the northernmost of all Easdale's... (more)

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The Knowe itself has long since been quarried away, but its edge can still be... (more)

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Situated just south of Old Sulehay Forest this former quarry has locked gates... (more)

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In the middle distance, on the left, is NS3678 : Carman Quarry. Click on the end-note title... (more)

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The viewpoint is close to that of NS3878 : Former quarry, in the low ground of the former... (more)

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The edge of the former quarry is clearly exposed to view at this end. See... (more)

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Below the centre of the photograph, the nearest of the large stones has a darker... (more)

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This photograph (taken only a few metres north of the grid line) is a view from... (more)

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The wavy ridge of high ground receding from view is the eastern edge of Carman... (more)

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The view is from the same place as NS3779 : Eastern edge of the Fairy Knowe, but in the opposite direction.... (more)

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The trees not far ahead on the right are part of a line that curves gradually to... (more)

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The trees not far ahead correspond to what would have been the north-eastern... (more)

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Coten End Quarry is a Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Natural... (more)

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Refer to the 2009 view Link The road into... (more)

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See NS3678 : Carman Quarry for the main description. Click on the end-note title for... (more)

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Though not annotated as such on present-day OS maps, the area in the foreground... (more)

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A straight path (whose western part is shown entering at the bottom right of the... (more)

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The coastal path around Easdale passes between NM7317 : Easdale - Flooded Windmill Quarry and NM7317 : Easdale - Quarry of the Hill... (more)

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The field is beside NS4484 : Meikle Finnery. The gate has been included in the view to show... (more)

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Station Quarry is a former limestone quarry next to the site of Hartington Station.

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The view is from the pavement on the south-side of the main road (Luss Road).... (more)

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This is a view, from the centre of the pit, towards the quarry's northern... (more)

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At this point the railway serving the Harlaxton Ironstone Quarries crossed the... (more)

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This follows the line of the hedge before skirting the stand of trees at... (more)

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In contrast with NS4473 : Old quarry at Bowling: western end, the eastern end is more obscured by trees, but it... (more)

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Former Whin Stone quarry NY9323 : Abandoned Quarry operating between 1890 and 1917, once... (more)

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These little upland quarries produced the stone to build the walls. This is one... (more)

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This is one of several 'sandstone' quarries shown south-east of East... (more)

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This quarry used to supply silica sand for the making of refractory bricks. It... (more)

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This was part of the Market Overton quarries. It was the final quarry face to be... (more)

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Former quarry workings on the east coast of Lundy Island.

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The disused quarry is shown here in a view from the other side of Hillbank... (more)

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This is a more distant view of the site that is shown in NS4380 : Pool (in a former limestone quarry). A few... (more)

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On the west bank of the River Doe. The large-scale OS map surveyed in 1846 shows... (more)

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