Meldon Quarry

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Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). It was privatised in 1994.

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Location: 50.7159, -4.0259, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Birch Tor and Vitifer mine
    tin mine on Dartmoor, England
  • Devon Great Consols
    mine in Devon, England
  • Early 20th century arsenic works at the Devon Great Consols Mine
    mine in Gulworthy, United Kingdom
  • Engine House And Chimney At Druid Copper Mine
    copper mine in Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
  • Eylesbarrow mine
    tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK
  • Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tor
    mine in Lydford, United Kingdom
  • Gawton arsenic mine and flue
    mine in Gulworthy, United Kingdom
  • George and Charlotte Copper Mine
    copper mine in Gulworthy, Devon, England, UK
  • Great Rock Mine
    iron mine in the United Kingdom
  • Gunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram mine
    mine in Calstock, United Kingdom
  • Kelly Mine, Devon
    Disused mine in Devon, England
  • Meldon Quarry
    Granite quarry in Devon, England
  • Monkstone Mine
    manganese mine in Monkstone, Devon, England
  • Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine
    mine in Calstock, United Kingdom
  • Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine
    archaeological site in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, England, UK
  • Morwellham Quay
    historic river port in Devon, England
  • Shaugh Tunnel
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Shillamill Tunnel
    railway tunnel in the UK
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitemineBirch Tor and Vitifer minetin mineWikidata
sitemineDevon Great Consolscopper mineWikidata
sitemineEarly 20th century arsenic works at the Devon Great Consols Minearsenic mineWikidata
sitemineEngine House And Chimney At Druid Copper Minecopper mineWikidata
sitemineEylesbarrow minetin mine, archaeological siteWikidata
sitemineFoxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tortin mineWikidata
sitemineGawton arsenic mine and flueore mineWikidata
sitemineGeorge and Charlotte Copper Minecopper mineWikidata
sitemineGreat Rock Mineiron mineWikidata
sitemineGunnislake Clitters copper, tin, arsenic and wolfram minecopper mine, tin mineWikidata
sitemineKelly Mine, Devoniron mineWikidata
sitemineMeldon QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineMonkstone Minemanganese mineWikidata
sitemineOkeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
sitemineWheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Minearchaeological site, tin mineWikidata
sitemuseumMorwellham Quayindependent museum, mining museum, open-air museumWikidata
sitetunnelShaugh Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelShillamill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata