Callow Rock quarry
Callow Rock Quarry
Callow Rock quarry is a limestone quarry located in Shipham Gorge between Cheddar and Shipham on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England.
The quarry has been operating since the early 20th century primarily as a Lime quarry producing a quality product of high purity for the chemical industry. It is now operated by .[1] In 1922 a plant was built to make hydrated lime. It also now contains a large concrete production plant.
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- ^ "History West Mendip Quarries". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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Coordinates: 51°17′55″N 2°47′59″W / 51.298536°N 2.799728°W
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- Cheddar, Somerset