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Black Pasture Stone

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Quarries

General Comments:

Black Pasture stone has been quarried in the area around Chollerford since Roman times. A large quarry (Black Pasture Quarry) can be located on the 1864 O.S. Map, and it is known that this quarry was worked much earlier than this date and continued into the 20th century.

Known Quarries: Black Pasture Quarry, Chollerford.