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Tilly Whim Limestone Quarry (United Kingdom)


A Portland stone quarry on the cliff edge. Open for some years as a show cave but closed in about 1970 as considered too unstable. Stone would have been lowered over the edge into boats.

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Last updated November 1st 2014 by staffordshirechina
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Last updated December 12th 2009 by Peter Burgess

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 50.5918
Longitude: -1.95757
Landranger grid reference: SZ031769
Easting: 403100
Northing: 076900

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Major Mining Region



Tilly Whim Limestone Quarry belongs to the Dorset region.