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Hanging Stones Quarry, Ilkley Moor

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Address: Ilkley Moor, near Ben Rydding
South of Ilkley
County: North Yorkshire
Postcode: LS29 8RF
Nearest Town: Ilkley
Map Reference: SE130466
Grid Reference: E: 413368 N: 446722
Further Information: This quarry was known as Hanging Stones Quarry on the 1851 O.S. Map. Today it is referred to as the Calf and Cow Quarry, but it is no longer worked.
Associated Name(s): Cow And Calf Quarry, Ilkley Moor, Hanging Stones Quarry, Ilkley Moor.
Period(s) Quarried: Post Medieval.