Callow Rock quarry
Callow Rock quarry is a limestone quarry located in Shipham Gorge between Cheddar and Shipham on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry has been operating since the early 20th century primarily as a Lime quarry producing a quality product of high purity for the chemical industry.
- Quarry
- …lies at an elevation of around 540 feet (160 metres)
- Description: limestone quarry in Cheddar, Somerset, England
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Callow Rock quarry
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Latitude
51.30035° or 51° 18′ 1″ north
Longitude
-2.79375° or 2° 47′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C3V8624+4G
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Callow Rock quarry” goes by many names.
Callow RockCebuano
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