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Butter Crags

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Butter Crags
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Butter Crags is shown as a cliff on the public map of Westmorland and Furness. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Butter Crags is a sea cliff composed of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340–320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. The feature is notable for its exposure of sedimentary rock layers, which contribute to the geological understanding of the region's ancient marine environment.

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Photo: David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0