Address: |
A flooded quarry, Half a mile north-east of Cleehill village. |
County: |
Shropshire |
Postcode: |
SY8 3HW |
Nearest Town: |
Cleobury Mortimer |
Map Reference: |
SO573768 |
Grid Reference: |
E: 359640 N: 275697 |
Further Information: |
This quarry was set up in 1867 by the Clee Hill Granite Co. established by Thomas Roberts. It took the name 'granite' as a marketing device to imply a hard stone rather than the true nature of its geology (Stanier 2000: 143). |
Associated Name(s): |
Cleehill Quarry, Shropshire.
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Period(s) Quarried: |
Post Medieval,
Modern.
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