Quarries · South Wales
Quarry Steps, Durdham Down
Quarry Steps, Durdham Down is a quarry in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Clifton Down · 0.7 km
About
Quarry Steps, Durdham Down is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Coordinates: 51.4697°, -2.6161°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Quarry Steps, Durdham Down (grid reference ST573747) is a 0.006 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Durdham Down in Bristol, notified in 1990. It was in this area that the first Thecodontosaurus fossil was discovered in 1834.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4697, -2.6161
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS8 2UX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Nearest railway station
- Clifton Down — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.pmsa.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7269222 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Quarry Steps, Durdham Down (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Blackboy Hill - BS8 (geograph 3092788).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Quarry Steps, Durdham Down?
- Quarry Steps, Durdham Down is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS8 2UX), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- Is Quarry Steps, Durdham Down a listed building?
- Quarry Steps, Durdham Down is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Quarry Steps, Durdham Down a protected site?
- Yes — Quarry Steps, Durdham Down is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Quarry Steps, Durdham Down?
- The nearest railway station is Clifton Down, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS8 2UX.