Quarries · North West England
Dry Rigg Quarry
Dry Rigg Quarry — gritstone quarry in North Yorkshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Horton-in-Ribblesdale · 3.3 km
About
Dry Rigg Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "gritstone quarry in North Yorkshire, England". Coordinates: 54.1200°, -2.3040°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Swarth Moor SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ingleborough SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: INGLEBOROUGH
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Forest Of Bowland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dry Rigg Quarry is a quarry at Helwith Bridge in North Yorkshire, England, located within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The quarry produces a hard-wearing gritstone (also known as greywacke) which is listed as being nationally important for road building, and is one of four in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that produces this type of aggregate. The quarry operations have come under public scrutiny due to the amount of road traffic, leading to some of the output from Dry Rigg being moved from the adjacent railhead at Arcow Quarry. The quarry is situated in Upper Ribblesdale some 1.9 miles (3 km) south of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, and 5 miles (8 km) north of Settle.
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Background
History
The current Dry Rigg workings were established in 1938 by a Mr Walker of Cullingworth, and the expansion of the quarry absorbed the former Combs Thorn Quarry, which was located to the west of Dry Rigg. Earlier workings are shown on mapping from 1909, when several quarries which are now defunct, also appear. Combs Quarry was started in the 18th century, but by 1880, quarrying had ceased, however, Dry Rigg was opened in 1938 to provide an "insatiable demand for aggregate". Initially, Dry Rigg supplied flagstone to the towns and cities across Northern England, though most was used locally around the area. The site is 3 km south of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, and 5 mi north of Settle. The gritstone…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1200, -2.3040
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Austwick
- Postcode
- BD24 0EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Nearest railway station
- Horton-in-Ribblesdale — 3.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q107646316 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dry Rigg Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dry Rigg Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 1502618.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dry Rigg Quarry?
- Dry Rigg Quarry is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BD24 0EL), in the parish of Austwick.
- Who owns Dry Rigg Quarry?
- Dry Rigg Quarry is owned by Tarmac.
- Is Dry Rigg Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Dry Rigg Quarry is part of the Swarth Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Ingleborough SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Dry Rigg Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Horton-in-Ribblesdale, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BD24 0EL.