Viaduct Quarry
Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viaduct Quarry (grid reference ST621443) is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, notified in 1984.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Somerset |
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Grid reference | ST621443 |
Coordinates | 51.19665°N 2.54378°W / 51.19665; -2.54378 |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 0.3 hectares (0.0030 km2; 0.0012 sq mi) |
Notification | 1984 (1984) |
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This disused quarry is a Geological Conservation Review site identified as the best exposed and thickest section in the Downside Stone, a localised limestone development which accumulated adjacent to the Lower Jurassic Mendip Island.