Key Words :- sandstone open quarry working dimension stone

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Address :- Greets Hill, East Bolton Moor, Castle Bolton, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL11 6JB
Grid Ref :- SE 02772 95366
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.353822 , Long -1.958855
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown

Description and History of Site:-
A linear open quarry cut into the hillside that worked strata within the Millstone Grit Group. There are large discard piles and the remains of an open-fronted stone-built dressing shed and a possible small cabin or tool store. One large, displaced block has a circular wheel design etched into one face which may have been an apotropaic symbol (to keep evil spirits at bay) or a template for creating part of a circular pillar.
It is believed that this quarry was the source of quoins, mullions and other large dimension stone for the building of Bolton Castle in 1378-79.

Further Reading and References:-
Johnson, D. Quarrying in the Yorkshire Pennines. Amberley, 2016, pp. 11-12.

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Contributor :- David Johnson - 7 February 2017
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