Mick Garratt · @Fhithich
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An early run taking in the top of the quarry at Cliff Rigg

A super morning, dry and sunny with some noticeable southerly winds. To the west, a large bank of cloud looks ominous but kept its distance.

The quarry, now under the custodianship of the National Trust, is the result of the extensive extraction of Whinstone or dolerite, an extremely hard igneous rock that was ideal for road maintenance. Sandstone w ...

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