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Setts, former granite tramway, Chapple Road
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX8077
The shaped granite sett on the left has been re-aligned to form one side of the... (more)
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Carraig Mhòr
by Anne Burgess
for square NM3617
The dark layers at the top and bottom of this outcrop are Moine psammites, that... (more)
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Chapple bridge on the Haytor tramway
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX8077
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Haytor Granite Tramway
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX8077
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Tors on Stowes Hill
by cornisharchive
geograph for square SX2572
Caused by erosion rather than weathering, these impressive structures are the... (more)
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The north end of Croft Quarry
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP5196
Category: Geological feature
The rock being quarried is granite, so the lowest levels are relatively early... (more)
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Milestone on the Haytor granite tramway
by Graham Horn
for square SX7878
This is next to one of the best remaining section of the Haytor tramway, that... (more)
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3 stages of geological development at Croft Quarry.
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP5196
Category: Geological feature
The rock being quarried is granite, so the lowest levels are relatively early... (more)
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Sea defence boulders at Gansey
by Richard Hoare
for square SC2168
Following enquiries I have ascertained this is local granite stone from the... (more)
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Haytor granite tramway
by Graham Horn
geograph for square SX7878
This is part of the best remaining section of the Haytor tramway, that took... (more)
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Haytor granite tramway
by Graham Horn
geograph for square SX7878
This is part of the best remaining section of the Haytor tramway, that took... (more)
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Ross of Mull Granite
by Anne Burgess
geograph for square NM3019
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Granite step, Slieve Donard
by Rossographer
for square J3527
A granite step on the walk up to Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains. The step... (more)
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Strichen terrace
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ9455
Granite houses on the High Street with possible gabbro(?) (basaltic 'black... (more)
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An Chloch Mhór
by Rossographer
geograph for square J1917
The Cloughmore Stone is a 50 tonne granite erratic in Kilbroney Forest. Perched... (more)
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Summit, Carn Sònraichte
by Richard Webb
geograph for square NH5179
A bare granite slab with a nearby cairn. Kildermorie granite is very coarse with... (more)
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Benchmark, Irton Park
by Adrian Taylor
for square NY1101
Detail of the Ordnance Survey pivot benchmark on a granite rock on the verge of... (more)
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John Atkinson Memorial (detail)
by David Dixon
for square SD7806
The photograph of Mr Atkinson engraved on the highly polished granite plinth of... (more)
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The Chilcote Memorial, St Marychurch
by David Dixon
geograph for square SX9265
This polished granite monument commemorates Herbert Nicholas Chilcote who died... (more)
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Granite step, Meall Garbh
by Richard Webb
geograph for square NN0445
The granite has weathered into slabs and steps on the southern side of tops, but... (more)
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Granite pavement, Beinn Mheadhoin
by Richard Webb
for square NM8053
Low angle granite slabs on Sgùrr Shalachain.
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Granite scenery, Kildermorie
by Richard Webb
geograph for square NH5179
Very rough moorland with granite outcrops and boulders along with peat and some... (more)
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Granite sculpture
by Richard Sutcliffe
geograph for square NS9981
Three granite blocks have been turned into pieces of modern art. One of several... (more)
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Granite sculpture
by Richard Sutcliffe
geograph for square NS9981
Three granite blocks have been turned into pieces of modern art. One of several... (more)
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Granite bedrock
by Richard Webb
for square NX5572
Granite from the Old Red Sandstone era underlies much of the ground south of... (more)
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Clachnaben
by Richard Webb
for square NO6186
The famous wart on a hill - a huge granite tor standing proud of evenly... (more)
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Exposed granite, Tory
by Richard Webb
geograph for square B8547
Much of the island is covered in granite gravels with thin or no soil. There was... (more)
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Exposed granite
by Richard Webb
geograph for square G9689
Ice scoured granite by Lough Belshade.
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Granite scenery, Bluestacks
by Richard Webb
geograph for square G9689
Granite slabs above Lough Belshade.
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A granite wilderness
by Richard Webb
geograph for square G9690
The granite strewn plateau above Lough Belshade with a distant view of Benbulbin.
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Granite post in the hedge, near Norton Farm
by David Smith
geograph for square SX4665
There is a granite post (gatepost?) in the hedge on the left. There is no local... (more)
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Briny pool and Pink Granite
by Becky Williamson
geograph for square NR1654
The hard, pinkish granite rocks makes an attractive feature of this rocky... (more)
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Granite council flats, Manor Avenue, Aberdeen
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ9008
Aberdeen built some lavish council flats in the granite era, such as this... (more)
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Tregoodwell Cottages
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square SX1183
The village is a mix of granite cottages and modern houses.
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Ice worn granite
by Richard Webb
geograph for square G9790
A vast area of bare granite slabs above Lough Belshade.
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Powis granite block I
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ9308
The Powis Estate is plagued by typical inner-city ills, but the 1930s granite... (more)
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Outcropping granite
by Richard Webb
geograph for square NH9003
Exposed granite above Coire Creagach.
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Granite Blocks on the Summit of Rough Tor
by Tony Atkin
geograph for square SX1480
The summit of Rough Tor is quite a maze of exposed granite. In the distance is... (more)
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Abhainn Mòr
by Richard Webb
geograph for square NR9248
The river in Glen Catecol. Here it flows over granite slabs shortly before... (more)
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Granite - Pillars of Excellence
by Colin Smith
for square NJ9306
Granite taken from different local quarries, and from overseas too, has been... (more)
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Granite Walls
by Anne Burgess
geograph for square NO4499
The wall in the foreground, and the field wall in the background, are both built... (more)
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Cornish stile at Bussow Farm
by Graham Horn
geograph for square SW4938
A Cornish stile consists of a number of blocks of granite arranged so that they... (more)
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Bonehill Rocks
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SX7377
A view of Bonehill Rocks looking across the valley with the lower slopes of the... (more)
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Geology at Croft Quarry
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP5196
Category: Geological feature
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Haytor Granite Tramway near Bovey Tracey
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SX8077
Category: Tramway (dismantled)
In this square the granite tramway reaches fairly level ground. Used for less... (more)
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Aberdeen - King Edward VII Statue
by Colin Smith
for square NJ9306
"Aberdeen’s most elaborate granite sculpture was designed by Alfred Drury... (more)
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Marsco
by Richard Webb
for square NG5025
A landmark in the Sligachan area. One of the Red Hills, made of a very... (more)
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Aberdeen granite suburbia (Clifton Road)
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square NJ9208
Granite terraces as found on almost every suburban Aberdeen street built before 1945.
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Port of Liverpool building; Mann Island; bin bags and duct tape
by Oliver Mills
for square SJ3390
The Port of Liverpool Building, partly obscured by one of three Mann Island... (more)
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Bench mark and bolt, St Mary's Church, Plymstock
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SX5153
Rather crudely incised, in granite, with bolt to the right. See... (more)
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