Broadcroft Quarry
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Broadcroft Quarry is an active stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located towards the eastern side of the island, where it lies to the east of the village Easton and close to The Grove village. The reserve section is now a valued home for a number of butterfly species, while the working quarry area is one of the largest active quarries on Portland and has supplied London with natural Portland stone for many years. The quarry is owned by Portland Stone Firms Ltd, along with Perryfield and Coombefield Quarries. The firm is the largest landholder on the island. The nature reserve is managed by Butterfly Conservation.
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Location: 50.5468, -2.4288, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
16 places
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Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker -

Cave Hole ⓘ
cave in Portland, Dorset, England -

Grotto Or Rock Bridge, 400 Metres South South East Of Encombe House ⓘ
grotto in Corfe Castle, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK -

Blue Pool ⓘ
lake in Dorset, England, UK -

Bowers Quarry ⓘ
Quarry in Dorset, England -
Broadcroft Quarry ⓘ
Quarry in Dorset, England -

Chalbury Hill And Quarry ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset -

Coombefield Quarry ⓘ
stone quarry located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England -

Jordans Mine ⓘ
quarry in the UK -
King Barrow Quarry ⓘ
Disused quarry site -

Perryfield Quarry ⓘ
stone quarry in Dorset, England -

Tout Quarry ⓘ
sculpture park and nature reserve -
Winspit ⓘ
quarry on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England -

Yeolands Quarry ⓘ
formerly active quarry in Dorset, England -

Purbeck Mining Museum ⓘ
museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK
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Rodwell Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | bunker | Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave Hole | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotto Or Rock Bridge, 400 Metres South South East Of Encombe House | grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Blue Pool | chalk quarry, lake | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Bowers Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Broadcroft Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Chalbury Hill And Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Coombefield Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Jordans Mine | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | King Barrow Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Perryfield Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Tout Quarry | sculpture garden, quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Winspit | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Yeolands Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 2014 | Purbeck Mining Museum | mining museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | Rodwell Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |