Viaduct Quarry
{{Short description|Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
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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.
See also
Sources
- [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)
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{{SSSIs Somerset geological}}
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1984
Category:Quarries in the Mendip Hills
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