Category:Beckfoot Quarry
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Beckfoot Quarry
Opened in the 1880s this granite quarry was responsible for keeping the Eskdale line open after the iron ore mines became unprofitable. Eskdale granite was quarried here until after World War II.
Media in category "Beckfoot Quarry"
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Beckfoot Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 1333265.jpg 640 × 317; 55 KB
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Disused Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 456439.jpg 640 × 480; 141 KB