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| Red Rock Quarry, Bowscar | ||
| Red Rock Quarry | ||
| locality:- | Bowscar | |
| civil parish:- | Great Salkeld (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | sandstone quarry | |
| locality type:- | quarry | |
| coordinates:- | NY52683484 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5234 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY53 | |
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 BOY50.jpg (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY39.jpg Quarry face and compressor. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon |
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JandMN : 400 BXO41.jpg Rock, hand specimen of sandstone from Red Rock Quarry, Bowscar, Penrith, Cumberland, NY52683484, 4 April 2008. Lower Permian; Penrith sandstone. (taken 4.4.2008) |
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 BOY41.jpg Sandstone quarry face, thin beds. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  Click to enlarge BOY38.jpg (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY40.jpg Rough slabs. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY43.jpg Tool shed. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY44.jpg The owner, Mike Dixon, dressing stone. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY45.jpg The owner, Mike Dixon, dressing stone. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY46.jpg Dressing a slab; hammer and riving wedge. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY47.jpg Riving a slab; hammer and riving wedge. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY48.jpg Dressed sandstone slabs and building stone. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY42.jpg Larger blocks of sandstone. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon  BOY49.jpg Two blocks of a series of stones at the entrance:- "CHOPIN / BEETHOVEN" These were inscribed by a previous owner of the quarry, who worked when he felt like it. (taken 4.4.2008) courtesy of Mike Dixon |
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