A quarry is a type of mine, usually open-cast, generally for the extraction of stone such as for building or fossil fuel. Quarry or Quarries may also refer to: * The subject of any pursuit, especially

game A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...

being hunted

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Quarry'' (TV series), based on Max Allan Collins' novels * "Quarry" (''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''), episode 13 of season 6 * ''The Quarry'' (1998 film), a Belgian film * ''The Quarry'' (2020 film), an American film

Literature

* ''Quarry'' (novel), a 2011 novel by Ally Kennen * ''Quarry'', a series of novels by Max Allan Collins * ''The Quarry'' (Banks novel), a 2013 novel by Iain Banks * ''The Quarry'' (Dürrenmatt novel) or ''Suspicion'', a 1951 novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt * ''The Quarry'', a novel by Charles W. Chesnutt written in 1928 and published in 1999 * ''The Quarry'', a 2006 novel by

Damon Galgut Damon Galgut (born 12 November 1963) is a South African novelist and playwright. He was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel '' The Promise'', having previously been shortlisted for the award in 2003 and 2010. Early life and education Ga ...

* ''The Quarry'', a 1947 novel by Mildred Walker

Other media

* ''The Quarry'' (painting), an 1857 painting by Gustave Courbet * ''The Quarry'' (video game), a 2022 horror video game

Places

* Quarries (biblical), limestone quarries beneath ancient Jerusalem * Quarries, a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, also known as Carson Meadows *

Quarries Reach The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Gov ...

, a reach of the Brisane River, Queensland, Australia * Quarry, Newfoundland and Labrador, an abandoned railway community in Newfoundland, Canada * Quarry, County Westmeath, a townland in Mullingar civil parish, Ireland *

Quarry, Ohio Quarry is a ghost town in Monroe County, Ohio, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The location is currently within Wayne National Forest. The location for Quarry is above sea level. Nearby communities include Devola, Ohio, Devola, Marietta, Oh ...

, United States, a ghost town *

Quarry, Texas Quarry is an unincorporated community in northern Washington County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 36 northwest of the city of Brenham, the county seat of Washington County. Its elevation is 256 feet (78 m), an ...

, United States, an unincorporated community *

The Quarry (park) The Quarry is the main recreational park in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The park was created in 1719 and encompasses 29 acres. It is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. With a locat ...

, the main park of Shrewsbury, England * Quarry Hill, Hong Kong *

Quarry Lake (Nova Scotia) This is a list of lakes in Nova Scotia. Cape Breton Island All Four Counties * Bras d'Or Lake Cape Breton Regional Municipality * Anse aux Cannes Pond * The Barachois * Bear Cove Pond * Bear Gulch Ponds *Beaverdam Pond *Belle Lake *B ...

, a lake in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *

Quarry Lake (Maryland) Quarry Lake is a manmade lake in the Pikesville area of Baltimore County, Maryland. Originally a marble quarry, it is now one of the deepest lakes in the state. The lake is surrounded by Quarry Lake at Greenspring, a mixed residential development a ...

, a lake in Pikesville, Maryland, United States

Other uses

Quarry (surname) Quarry is the surname of: * Bobby Quarry (born 1962), American boxer, youngest brother of Jerry and Mike Quarry * Jerry Quarry (1945–1999), American heavyweight boxer * Mike Quarry Michael Wayne Quarry (March 4, 1951 – June 11, 2006) was a ...

Quarry (company) Quarry (formerly Quarry Integrated Communications) is a privately held marketing communications and advertising agency headquartered in St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada. Quarry employs approximately 100 people in its headquarters and its locations in D ...