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Casterton Quarry, Stamford

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Address: Off the Old Great North Road (Ermine Street)
Between Great Casterton and Stamford
County: Lincolnshire
Postcode: PE9 2XY
Nearest Town: Stamford
Map Reference: TF013082
Grid Reference: E: 501161 N: 308301
Further Information: This quarry may well have been worked as early as the 15th century and continued in use until the early years of the 20th century (Clifton-Taylor & Simmons 1987: 85-6). A large quarry can be seen on the 1889 O.S. Map. It reopened again in the 1960's.
Associated Name(s): Casterton Quarry, Stamford.
Period(s) Quarried: Later Medieval, Post Medieval, Modern.