Quarry face in a disused slate quarry , showing the shot holes

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Quarry face in a disused slate quarry , showing the shot holes which were drilled out and filled with explosives to split the rockface off the cliff. Rust stains now cover the wall to give a warm brown

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Size: 3407px × 5120px
Location: gwynedd; north wales; great britain; uk
Photo credit: © Dave Ellison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: background, blast, brown, cliff, clifface, face, holes, orange, orangy, quarry, rock, rust, shot, shotholes, stains, texture