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Bath Stone - Monks Park

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Quarries

General Comments:

The present Monks Park Quarry was first worked in 1872 and covers 38 acres, the freestone is 95 feet below surface (Clifton-Taylor & Simmons 1987: 72).

Known Quarries: Monks Quarry, Gastard, Wilts,
Monks Park Mine, Corsham.