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Category Archives: LIMESTONE
In limestone country: Clints Crags
The village where I live is at the foot of a limestone plateau on the north-west edge of the Lake District. It is one of a line of low-lying villages where springs arise to feed becks that flow out onto … Continue reading
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Tagged dolines, erratics, limestone and drystone walls, limestone pavements, sink-holes
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Limestone in the Lake District: an Introduction
During the third lockdown, at the start of 2021, I re-visited some limestone kilns, a short walk from where I live. Coincidentally, I’d been re-reading some of Norman Nicholson’s poems and one in particular, The Seven Rocks, kept drawing me … Continue reading
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