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Barnhill Quarry, Forest Of Dean

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Address: Barnhill Plantation
East of Broadwell
County: Gloucestershire
Postcode: GL16 7EQ
Nearest Town: Coleford
Map Reference: SO597107
Grid Reference: E: 359698 N: 210740
Further Information: This quarry was opened last century and still has plenty of reserves of stone. It is adjacent to Bixhead Quarry which extracts a blue/grey stone. This blue/grey stone and a grey/green stone is also obtainable from Barnhill Quarry (Leary 1986: 31).
Associated Name(s): Barnhill Quarry, Forest Of Dean.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval, Modern.