- Viaduct Quarry
Infobox SSSI
name=Viaduct Quarry
aos=Somerset
interest=Geological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST621443
area=0.3hectare
notifydate=1984http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?
]
Viaduct Quarry (gbmapping|ST621443) is a 0.3
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 identified as the best exposed and thickest section in the Downside Stone, a localised limestone development which accumulated adjacent to theLower Jurassic Mendip Island.ource
* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000040.pdf English Nature citation sheet for the site] (accessed 9 August 2006)
External links
* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk English Nature website] (SSSI information)
See also
*
Quarries of the Mendip Hills
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