Granham's Moor Quarry
Granham's Moor Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] in Shropshire, England. It is located 1 km southeast of Minsterley within Eastridge Woods. This site of considerable geological importance because the exposed rocks in this protected area show the junction between Cambrian and Ordovician strata.[3]
During the period when this Granham's Moor Quarry was active, it was for a time (beginning in 1905) connected to the Snailbeech District Railways.[4]
Geology
[edit]In Granham's Moor Quarry, basal Ordovician Stiperstones Quartzite rests upon Cambrian shales of the Tremadoc Series.[1]
Land ownership
[edit]All land within Granham's Moor Quarry SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission[5] as this protected area is located within Eastridge Woods.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "Protected Planet | Granham's Moor Quarry". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "British Cambrian to Ordovician Stratigraphy (Geological Conservation Review Series No. 18) | JNCC Resource Hub". hub.jncc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "Snailbeach Topics". colonelstephenssociety.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "Eastridge Woods". Forestry England. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
52°37′39″N 2°54′12″W / 52.62750°N 2.90333°W
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