Parts of this Carboniferous limestone ridge on Bryn Alyn, North Wales, UK, have been worn away to form a limestone pavement of blocks & fissures.

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Parts of this Carboniferous limestone ridge on Bryn Alyn, North Wales, UK, have been worn away to form an expanse of pavement where limestone blocks (clints) are divided by channels known as grikes, An 'international treasure', an SSSI and part of the Clwydian Range AONB.

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Size: 3792px × 5012px
Location: Bryn Alyn Limestone Pavement, Eryrys, Llanferres, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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