Crossgates Quarry is a disused
limestone quarry in
Crossgates, south of
Scarborough,
North Yorkshire, England.
Fossils
The limestone of Crossgates Quarry is of the
Corallian Group. It was said in 1892 that "most of
hespecies
f Jurassic rockin former times marked Scarborough have either come from this or
Ayton Ayton may refer to:
Places
* Ayton, Ontario, Canada
* Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland
England
* Great Ayton, a village and civil parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire
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Quarries." Blake and Hudleston described the rock beds of the quarry as 2 feet of
coral rag, 8 feet 1 inch of
oolite
Oolite or oölite (''egg stone'') is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains composed of concentric layers. The name derives from the Ancient Greek word for egg (ᾠόν). Strictly, oolites consist of ooids of diameter 0.25–2 ...
and corals, 2 feet of the coral shell-bed, and 13 feet 2 inches of oolites.
In 1901, J. A. Hargreaves of the
Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, commented that "Crossgates quarry lies immediately below the Coral Rag, and although fossils are numerous, it is almost impossible to extract them from the surrounding matrix."
Mining
Crossgates Quarry appears on maps as early as 1854, along with 11
lime kilns in the vicinity.
In 1857, Anglo-Saxon human remains were found at the quarry and investigated by
Lord Londesborough.
The quarry was home to a lime works. In 1932, there was a fire at an engine shed there, which was attended by Scarborough fire brigade and
Viscount Downe's private fire brigade from
Wykeham Abbey. Scarborough fire brigade did not attempt to put out the fire as they had no agreement to operate outside the borough.
Residents near the quarry complained of noise in 1961 when a new plant was being installed.
In 1983, the quarry was mooted as a potential development site for housing, agriculture, or commerce.
Sources
{{Quarries in North Yorkshire
Quarries in North Yorkshire
Scarborough, North Yorkshire