Ghyll Scaur Quarry, Millom
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flipflopnick
N 54° 13.930 W 003° 16.319
30U E 482271 N 6009387
Ghyll Scaur Quarry is operated by Bardon Aggregates. A very active operation for aggregates used in road building. Since the 1930s, over eight million tonnes of road stone have been extracted from this vast 30 hectare quarry.
Waymark Code: WM8DJ2
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/17/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 4

The quarry is an open cast excavation of a volcanic tuff - part of the Borrowdale Volcanics. The high grade aggregates produced are nationally important and are used as wearing surfaces for high specification roads eg. motorways etc. In particular the aggregate has a high skid resistance and is very durable. Enough has been excavated to surface a motorway from Millom to Milan.

There is a public area for viewing called Millom Rock Park, which is open to all without prior arrangement.

Park at nearby Waymark for "You Are Here Map."

site office address
Bardon Aggregates - Scotland
The Hill
Millom
Cumbria
LA18 5HB
T: 01229 774222
F: 01229 770792

Millom Rock Park (visit link)

Parent company (visit link)

Open day article in local paper (visit link)

Excavation license map (visit link)

Streetmap (visit link)
Nearest postcode LA18 5EZ
Type of Stone/Ore mined: volcanic tuff

Associated Web Site: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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