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Cave & old quarry workings, Dove Holes

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Cave & old quarry workings, Dove Holes
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Cave & old quarry workings, Dove Holes is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Cave & old quarry workings, Dove Holes is located in limestone terrain, typical of the Peak District, formed through natural solutional processes over millennia. The site shows evidence of historical quarrying activity, likely dating to the 18th or 19th century, when local limestone was widely exploited for building and agricultural use.

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Photo: Dave Dunford · CC BY-SA 2.0