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 / 51.34150; -2.25693