Cocknowle Quarry: Church Knowle, Dorset
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Cocknowle Quarry: Church Knowle, Dorset
Image: © Dylan Moore Taken: 28 Jul 2010
This now barely recognizable quarry was operated from 1875 until around 1912 to supply chalk to the Wareham Cement Works at Ridge (Image). The chalk dips northward at around 60° and the Lower Chalk has a narrow outcrop between the edge of the ridge and the Upper Greensand that crops out below at around the level of the house. The quarry extended half a kilometre along the ridge. Chalk was moved to the base of the ridge on the north side (Image) by means of a tramway (see Image) then by horse and cart to Ridge (7 km). The active quarry to the north of the ridge is modern. For more details, see http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_wareham.html.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.63837
Longitude
-2.098511