Stancombe Quarry

Stancombe Quarry
Stancombe Quarry shown within Somerset
(grid reference ST5040468208)

Stancombe Quarry is a quarry at Flax Bourton near Backwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England.

The quarry was first built in 1952 and nearly destroyed Backwell Hillfort in the process. Today, the quarry which is operated by Tarmac produces Carboniferous Limestone, which is mainly for use on the roads,[1] after crushing on site.[2] The site has a expect output of 28 million tonnes over a 25-year period.[3]

In 1999 the car park at the quarry was used as a test site for a porous asphalt pavement.[4]

In June 2010, an explosion involving a lorry injured two people in Stancombe Quarry.[5] The A370 road was closed but opened the following day.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Stancombe Quarry production
  2. ↑ "Hazemag at Stancombe Quarry". Aggregates and Recycling Information Network. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Contaminated land inspection strategy November 2001 (revised 2003)" (PDF). North Somerset Council. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Stancombe Quarry Car Park, Bristol". Tarmac. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Two injured in Flax Bourton quarry explosion". BBC News. 14 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Two men in hospital after explosion at quarry". Bristol 24/7.

Coordinates: 51°24′39″N 2°42′52″W / 51.4107°N 2.7145°W / 51.4107; -2.7145

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/10/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.