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Meteorites of the British Isles

Middlesborough, England

A six inch conically shaped Achondrite that fell on 14th March 1884.

Aldsworth, Gloucestershire, England

This 1¼lb Achondrite fell on 4th August 1935 and can now be seen in the Natural History Museum in London.

Glatton, Cambridgeshire, England

This 1½lb Chondrite fell on 5th May 1991, narrowly missing its discoverer, Mr Arthur Pettifor!

Beddgelert, Wales

A 3" diameter Chondrite, this stone fell in 1949.

Barwell, Leicestershire, England

This Chondrite, which fell on 24th December 1965, was found to contain a a basalt pebble alomost 1" in diameter.

Crumlin, Ireland

An Achondrite that fell over this town in County Antrim in 1902.


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