Address: |
Old quarry next of Blashenwell Farm, One kilometre south-west of Corfe Castle |
County: |
Dorset |
Postcode: |
BH20 5JS |
Nearest Town: |
Swanage |
Map Reference: |
SY951803 |
Grid Reference: |
E: 395101 N: 080222 |
Further Information: |
Blue/grey and green Purbeck Marble was exploited from this location. It is believed that these quarries may go back as far as the Roman period, and were used as late as the year 1850/80 by G.E. Street when he built the nearby new church at Kingston (Haysom 1998: 48-54). |
Associated Name(s): |
Blashenwell Quarries, Isle Of Purbeck.
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Period(s) Quarried: |
Later Medieval,
Post Medieval.
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