Granite quarry near Longdowns
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Granite quarry near Longdowns by Rod Allday as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Granite quarry near Longdowns
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 10 Jun 2008
One of only two large quarries still active in this area. In the past the many quarries around Penryn supplied granite for many famous London structures and exported the stone all over the world.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
50.169413
Longitude
-5.156342