Description and History of Site:-
A full field survey of all quarries in Kingsdale was undertaken by the contributor in 2007 as part of a wider archaeological project and 77 quarries were recorded and photographed. Their sizes ranged from tiny 'lazyman' quarries form which stone was extracted for building nearby walls through quarries that fed lime kilns through several so-called commercial marble quarries and dimension stone quarries to one early 20th-century council roadstone quarry. Most of the sites have no recorded history but exploitation of stone here goes back many centuries. See attached pdf files for known details.

Further Reading and References:-
All data were deposited with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Historic Environment Record.

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Key Words :- quarry sites limestone 'marble'

Viewing the Site :- some are visible from the public road, others from public footpaths, others on Open Access land, others not at all

Address :- n/a, Thornton in Lonsdale, Carnforth, North Yorkshire, LA2
Grid Ref :- SD 684 757
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.176106 , Long -2.485608
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown
Record Date :- 29 January 2018

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