Castle Rock Fall

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Can't believe how much of this rock fell off! Its looks totally different - no longer a castle. Sad but very glad that the huge rock did not hit anything on the way down!

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:08 16:09:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rock fall from Castle Rock following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch earthquake - Ian Beale

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Ian Beale joins us from Mt Pleasant where there has been a rock fall off Castle Rock.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:24 09:56:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:24 09:57:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".

Christchurch Mail Image: Elliot Sim 2010:09:05 14:37:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Castle Rock in Heathcote Valley lost its point and slid down the hill".

20100913_3424_1D3-400 Castle Rock

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The damage to Castle Rock, overlooking the Heathcote Valley from the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th.

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:11:10 13:24:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley. (L-R) Martin Freeman and Andrew Kingdon dislodge loose rock".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:11:10 13:24:14

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley. (L-R) Martin Freeman and Andrew Kingdon dislodge loose rock".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:11:10 14:52:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Solutions to Access Ltd are clearing loose rock from Castle Rock after the September 4th earthquake dislodged a massive bolder the size of a house and sent it careening down Heathcote Valley".

20100917_3452_1D3-105 Castle Rock boulders - Christchurch earthquake

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Two of the large boulders (larger than a house or two) that came down from Castle Rock (see the fence in front of the boulders).

20100917_3451_1D3-58 Castle Rock - Christchurch earthquake

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Castle Rock above Heathcote, showing damage (and two very large pieces in the foreground) that came down during the 7.1 quake on 4th September.