Dosthill Quarry
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Dosthill Quarry
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 7 Dec 2008
I don't know when stone was first quarried here, but probably quite a long time ago as the site is geologically unusual for the area, being I believe the remnants of an ancient (extinct millions of years ago) volcano. I think quarrying finished here in the mid 1930s and local streams quite quickly filled it, forming this deep pool - up to (should that be down to ?) 80ft (25m) deep. It is a popular inland diving site with lunatics - I mean enthusiasts - even diving on the winter's day when I visited ! There are numerous things of interest to explore down there; cars, vans, even apparently a hydroplane as well as the blockhouse presumably belonging to the old mining activities. For more information, see http://www.wannadive.net/spot/Europe/UK/England/East_Midlands/Dosthill_Quarry
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Image Location
Latitude
52.596307
Longitude
-1.689194