Moon's Hill Quarry
Notification 1996 | | |
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Moon's Hill Quarry (
notified in 1996[1] and is a Geological Conservation Review
site.
The quarry covers some 240 acres (0.97 km2), and is operated by John Wainwright & Co Ltd which purchased it in 1897 and has operated it continuously ever since. The quarry produces Basalt Aggregate known as hardstone and is used for the surface course, the top layer of the road surface.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "English Nature citation sheet for Moon's Hill Quarry" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2006.
- ^ "Wainwright Basalt Aggregate Quarry". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2010.