4673 x 3023 px | 39,6 x 25,6 cm | 15,6 x 10,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
30 ottobre 2016
Ubicazione:
cotswold,england
Altre informazioni:
The Cotswolds is an area in south central England containing the Cotswold Hills, a range of rolling hills which rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment, known as the Cotswold Edge, above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale. The area is defined by the bedrock of Jurassic limestone that creates a type of grassland habitat rare in the UK and that is quarried for the golden coloured Cotswold stone.The name Cotswold is popularly attributed the meaning "sheep enclosure in rolling hillsides".Cotswold stone is a yellow oolitic Jurassic limestone. This limestone is rich in fossils, particularly of fossilised sea urchins. When weathered, the colour of buildings made or faced with this stone is often described as honey or golden
