Gripwood Quarry

Gripwood Quarry (grid reference ST822603) is a 2.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1951. The quarry is of Oolitic limestone and has a wall in the middle creating an upper and a lower quarry, last used for mushroom growing. The walls are whitewashed and there is a large wooden crane.

Aliases
  • Jones Hill Quarry – name used by Wiltshire Council.
  • Bradford-on-Avon 9 – name given by Mendip Cave Rescue.
  • Ruins – the older lower section was known by this name by the mushroom workers.
  • ST86SW468 – SMR number, Wiltshire and Swindon Sites and Monument Record Search.
  • Woodside Quarry – Gripwood was the underground and Woodside the opencast; the name Woodside sometimes applies to both.

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