Viaduct Quarry

Viaduct Quarry

Infobox SSSI


name=Viaduct Quarry
aos=Somerset
interest=Geological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST621443
area=0.3 hectare
notifydate=1984

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Viaduct Quarry (gbmapping|ST621443) is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, 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 the Lower 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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