Address: |
Slade Hill, near Cannop Ponds Barnhill Plantation, Parkend |
County: |
Gloucestershire |
Postcode: |
GL15 4JS |
Nearest Town: |
Coleford |
Map Reference: |
SO601101 |
Grid Reference: |
E: 360488 N: 210096 |
Further Information: |
The quarry face is red owing to the presence of iron and this stone was mined in the past for iron ore. Behind this red stone is the blue/grey and grey/green stone more characteristic of Forest of Dean building stone (Leary 1986: 33). |
Associated Name(s): |
Mine Train Quarry, Forest Of Dean.
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Period(s) Quarried: |
Modern.
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