Memorials & monuments · North East England
Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries
Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries in England North East, United Kingdom.
Robert Graham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the village of Sherburn Hill and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the city of Durham. The site is a working quarry in which is exposed a sequence of Lower Permian Yellow Sands overlying Marl Slate and Lower Magnesian Limestone. The exposures of Permian sands exhibit complex cross-bedding that is believed to represent ancient seif dune deposits.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7686, -1.4661
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Shadforth
- Postcode
- DH6 1LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- Established
- 1968
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5185213 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries?
- Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH6 1LG), in the parish of Shadforth.
- When was Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries built?
- Built or established in 1968.
- Is Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries free to visit?
- Yes, Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is free to enter.
- How do I get to Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH6 1LG. It sits within the City of Durham parliamentary constituency.