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Tag Archives: limestone pavements
Wandering walls in limestone country
Dry stone wallers need to be pragmatists, building around or over problem areas, or incorporating boulders too big to move. At Bents, near Newbiggin-on-Lune on the edge of the Westmorland Dales, red sandstone and pale limestone are strikingly juxtaposed. Huge … Continue reading
Posted in geology, LIMESTONE, limestone and drystone walls, limestone scenery, quarries
Tagged limestone pavements, limestone and drystone walls, clay pipes
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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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