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Threlkeld Microgranite

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Quarries

General Comments:

First opened in 1864, the quarry had by the 1870's developed on an organised scale. By the end of the 19th century the quarry was supplying railway ballast for the Penrith to Keswick Railway (Stanier 2000: 139 - 142).

Known Quarries: Hill Top Quarry, Threlkeld,
Bram Crag Quarry, Threlkeld,
Threlkeld Quarry, Shropshire.