Shillingstone Quarry

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Shillingstone Quarry

Shillingstone Quarry SSSI, Dorset (grid reference ST823098 ) is an 8.13 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England, notified in 1995. [1]

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  1. "Shillingstone Quarry on Mapcarta".

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Coordinates: 50°53′15″N2°15′11″W / 50.88741°N 2.25300°W / 50.88741; -2.25300