Lady Down Quarry

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Quarry, Lady Down

Lady Down Quarry (grid reference ST961307 ) is a 2,300 square metre geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the northeast of Tisbury parish in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1990.

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Coordinates: 51°04′32″N2°03′25″W / 51.07561°N 2.05705°W / 51.07561; -2.05705


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