2004

SX5673 : Foggintor Quarry

taken 20 years ago, near to Merrivale, Devon, England

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Foggintor Quarry
Foggintor Quarry
The flooded pits at Foggintor Quarry. The sheer face gives some idea of the enormous amount of Dartmoor granite removed from the site. The quarry is notable for having supplied the stone for Nelson's Column.

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Category: Quarry (disused)
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Quarries on Dartmoor [6] · Nelson's Column [3] Title Clusters: · Foggintor Quarry [9] ·
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SX5673, 56 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brett Sutherland   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 September, 2004   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 23 August, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 566 735 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:32.6182N 4:1.5127W
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for SX5673)
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