Batts Combe quarry
Batts Combe quarry, grid reference ST460550 is a limestone quarry on the edge of Cheddar village on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England.
It has been operating since the early 20th century and is currently owned and operated by Singleton Birch Ltd. The output in 2005 was around 4,000 tonnes of limestone per day, one third of which was supplied to an on-site lime kiln, the remainder being sold as coated or dusted aggregates. The limestone at this site is close to 99% carbonate of calcium and magnesium (dolomite).[1] In former years it was a major supplier of limestone for railway track ballast purposes.
A lime-burning kiln at the site was closed for a while in 2006 after testing showed
Corus.;[3]
the quarry has since been taken over by Melton Ross, Lincolnshire-based Singleton Birch.
There is some evidence of a
dormice to breed, and monitored with the help of pupils from Wells Cathedral School
.
See also
References
- ISBN 0-7153-7297-1.
- ^ "Quarry kiln closed over dust fears". Minerals UK. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
- ^ "Jobs may go as kiln is closed". Cheddar Valley Gazette. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Mendip Hills: An Archaeological Survey of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" (PDF). Somerset County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2007.