©Diarmid Weir Photography 2013
Lone tree at edge of limestone pavement above Malham Cove , Yorkshire Dales, England.
DWP Catalogue No: EL015
Caption: A limestone pavement is a natural landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. Drainage along joints and cracks in the limestone can produce slabs called clints isolated by deep fissures called grikes or grykes.
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