- Hobbs Quarry
Infobox SSSI
name=Hobbs Quarry
aos=Somerset
interest=Geological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST622446
area=0.5hectare
notifydate=1984Hobbs Quarry (gbmapping|ST622446) is a 0.5
hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest nearShepton Mallet on theMendip Hills inSomerset , notified in 1984.This disused quarry is a Geological Conservation Review Site which demonstrates early
Jurassic transgression, with steeply-dippingCarboniferous Limestone being overlain by flatter-lying massive limestones (of early Jurassic age) known as the Downside Stone.ource
* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002326.pdf English Nature citation sheet for the site] (accessed 22 July 2006)
External links
* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk English Nature website] (SSSI information)
See also
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Quarries of the Mendip Hills
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