Burley Hill Quarry, Denbighshire - January 2011

[The Littlest Jellyfish]

Burley Hill has been the site of limestone quarrying since the nineteenth century. Its peak output before closure in 2003 was up to 800,000 tonnes per annum, with around 300 lorries visiting the site every day. An application to extend the area of the quarry and deepen the workings was made by owners Tarmac to Denbighshire County Council in April 2001, but was rejected as a result of the extension encroaching too much into the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in which it lies.

It briefly reopened in 2008, allowing 500,000 square metres of stockpiled limestone to be processed, but closed permanently soon after.

The quarry is also noted for its fossils - carboniferous corals and brachiopods are abundant in the area.

I was going to stick this in the mini-reports section, because most of the buildings were been removed years ago and I made the mistake of not getting there until it was nearly dark, but what the hell, it's Friday night, so let's give it a go. If the Gods are displeased and prefer this to be moved, then I'm okay with that.

Do you want some pictures? Of course you do. Here they are:

[Clough]

That looks really good should of stayed there in the dark would of got some stars in and tingz, top stuff

[judderman62]

like it .... I like me quarries I do

[evilnoodle]

I love the first pic.....the colour of the water is so lovely