Down in the pit, gulls float on turquoise water beneath tiers of cut slate and old blasted areas colonised with scrub. Up on the rim of this 425ft deep quarry, overlooked by four tall wind turbines, ...

The stone records the birth and death dates of the late queen, who ruled for 70 years and died at the age of 96. It also features the names of her parents and husband. An inscribed stone slab has been ...