Charnage Down Chalk Pit

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Q5086542




Charnage Down Chalk Pit is a 3.7 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, lying east of the town of Mere. The former quarry site was notified in 1971 for its importance in the study of chalk rock from the late Turonian and Coniacian ages.

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chalk quarry, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 51.0952, -2.2341, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Grotto To Rear Of Westcombe Stables ⓘ
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  • Grottoes On East Side Of Fonthill Lake, South Of The Landing Stage ⓘ
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitebunkerChilmark Quarriesstone quarry, protected area, bunkerWikidata
    sitecaveBalch CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto 250 Metres South East Of St Giles HousegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto And Screen Wall, About 100 Metres To The South West Of Farleigh CastlegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto In Grounds Of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road)grottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto To North East Of Old Wardour CastlegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto To Rear Of Westcombe StablesgrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrottoes On East Side Of Fonthill Lake, South Of The Landing StagegrottoWikidata
    sitecaveGrottoes, 350 Metres South West Of Rear Of The ChantrygrottoWikidata
    sitecaveHillier's CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveShatter CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveStoke Lane SlockercaveWikidata
    sitecaveThrupe Lane SwalletcaveWikidata
    sitecaveW/L CavecaveWikidata
    sitemineAubrey holeschalk quarryWikidata
    sitemineCharnage Down Chalk Pitchalk quarryWikidata
    sitemineChicksgrove QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineColemans QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDead Maid QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDinton QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDoulting Stone QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineDulcote QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineFairy Cave QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineFrogden QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineGoathill QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineGurney Slade quarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineHadspen QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineHolwell QuarriesquarryWikidata
    sitemineLady Down QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSeend Cleeve QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSeend Ironstone Quarry and Road CuttingquarryWikidata
    sitemineShillingstone QuarrySite of Special Scientific Interest, quarryWikidata
    sitemineTeffont Evias Quarry / Lane CuttingquarryWikidata
    sitemineTorr WorksquarryWikidata
    sitemineToyd Down and QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineVobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farmcoal mineWikidata
    sitemineWest Harnham Chalk Pitchalk quarryWikidata
    sitemineWestbury Ironstone QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineWhatley QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineWhatley quarry, SomersetquarryWikidata
    sitemine1987Gripwood Quarryquarry, protected areaWikidata
    sitemuseum1989Radstock Museumlocal museum, local authority museum, mining museumWikidata
    sitetunnelBradford Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBuckhorn Weston Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelChilcompton Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCombe Down Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelCombe Hay Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGrotto UnderpasssubwayWikidata
    sitetunnelStonehenge road tunnelroad tunnel, proposed building or structureWikidata
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