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Home > Mines, Quarries & Sites > Tilly Whim Limestone Quarry

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 1^st 2014 by staffordshirechina

Historic Photographs Of Tilly Whim (10 photos)
Last updated December 12^th 2009 by Peter Burgess

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Major Mining Region

Mines and Quarries of South West England

Tilly Whim Limestone Quarry belongs to the Dorset region.

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