Fairy Cave Quarry
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Fairy Cave Quarry (grid reference ST65734753) is between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England.
Quarrying was first started on the site in the early 1920s. In 1963 the quarry was acquired by Hobbs (Quarries) Ltd., and production on a much larger scale began. Excavations cut back into the hillside above St Dunstan's Well Rising, a Bristol Water abstraction point, various caves were intercepted. The quarry ceased production in 1977.[1]
The caves in Fairy Cave Quarry include:
- Balch Cave
- Conning Tower Cave
- Fairy Cave
- Fernhill Cave
- Hillier's Cave
- Hillwithy Cave
- Shatter Cave
- W/L Cave
- Withyhill Cave
The quarry is also used extensively for climbing.
[edit] References
- ^ Fairy Cave Quarry. Cerberus Spelaeological Society. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
[edit] See also
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