Gripwood Quarry
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Gripwood Quarry (grid reference ST822603) is a 2.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1951. The quarry is of Oolitic limestone and has a wall in the middle creating an upper and a lower quarry, last used for mushroom growing. The walls are whitewashed and there is a large wooden crane.
Aliases[]
- Jones Hill Quarry – name used by Wiltshire Council.
- Bradford-on-Avon 9 – name given by Mendip Cave Rescue.
- Ruins – the older lower section was known by this name by the mushroom workers.
- ST86SW468 – SMR number, Wiltshire and Swindon Sites and Monument Record Search.
- Woodside Quarry – Gripwood was the underground and Woodside the opencast; the name Woodside sometimes applies to both.
Sources[]
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 22 July 2006)
External links[]
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
- MCRA Resource
- https://www.darkplaces.co.uk/phpbb/wiki.php?wakka=GripwoodQuarry (login required)
Coordinates: 51°20′29″N 2°15′25″W / 51.34150°N 2.25693°W
Categories:
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1951
- Quarries in Wiltshire
- English Site of Special Scientific Interest stubs
- Wiltshire geography stubs