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    Slate

    4/4Welsh poet Gillian Clarke counts the human cost of quarrying Snowdonia's ubiquitous slate.

    Granite

    3/4Sculptor Peter Randall-Page describes the obduracy of Dartmoor's granite boulders.

    Sandstone

    2/4Walker and geologist Ronald Turnbull reflects on sandstone's place in our landscapes.

    Limestone

    1/4Sue Clifford, co-founder of Common Ground, reflects on England's limestone landscapes.