2007

SU0359 : Miniature chalk quarry, Wessex Ridgeway, near Stert

taken 17 years ago, near to Stert, Wiltshire, England

Miniature chalk quarry, Wessex Ridgeway, near Stert
Miniature chalk quarry, Wessex Ridgeway, near Stert
Viewed from over a gate facing north. This small area is, I assume, used as a source of chalk. Maybe it is used for making quicklime. It is about 40 metres long and 12 wide. The far end (in shadow) is in the next square north.

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Category: Quarry
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Geographical Features: Limestone Automatic Clusters: · Wessex Ridgeway [4] · North [3] · Miniature Chalk Quarry [2] ·
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SU0359, 41 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brian Robert Marshall   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 August, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 13 August, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 03179 59994 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:20.3416N 1:57.3450W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 03195 59974
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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