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Pillar Rock, Blackhall Rocks - Blackhall (blac0129)

Mr Pieroni with Horse and Cart
Blackhall Coast Road

Postcard photograph entitled Pillar Rock, Blackhall Rocks. 2363, showing a part of a cliff, with a hole in it, in the background, and a large isolated piece of rock, also with a hole in it, in the foreground

Pillar Rock, Blackhall Rocks - Blackhall

Postcard photograph entitled Pillar Rock, Blackhall Rocks. 2363, showing a part of a cliff, with a hole in it, in the background, and a large isolated piece of rock, also with a hole in it, in the foreground

Date: 1920 - 1929


Better known as Much upon Little when the sea brought down the largest secion it was called the pillow rock, it was blown up in 1940 when the home guard used it for mortar practice.

Comment added by R. Will on 28/08/2008 17:46:00

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