Beer Quarry Caves

Beer Quarry Caves is a man-made limestone underground complex located about a mile west of the village of Beer, Devon, and the main source in England for Beer stone. The tunnels resulted from 2,000 years of quarrying Beer stone, which was particularly favoured for cathedral and church features such as door and window surrounds because of its colour and workability for carving. Stone from the quarry was used in the construction of several of southern England's ancient cathedrals and a number of other important buildings as well as for many town and village churches, and for some buildings in the United States. Extraction was particularly intense during the Middle Ages, but continued until the 1920s. An adit to another set of workings can be seen from the South West Coast Path east of Branscombe, having been exposed by a landslip in the late 18th century. The quarry is part of the Jurassic Coast, and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

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• showcaves.com page^@
• Subterranea Britannica page^@
• Subterranea page^@ issue 35
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Location: 50.6989, -3.1128, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Exeter Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Devon

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  Exeter Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Devon, England, UK

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  Beer Quarry Caves ⓘ
  man-made caves in Devon, England

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  Grotto In The Garden Of Knowle Grange (Flats) Including Rockery, Pool, Vase, Pedestal And Summerhouse ⓘ
  grotto in Sidmouth, East Devon, England, UK

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  Beaminster Tunnel ⓘ
  road tunnel in Dorset, UK

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  Blackboy Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Clerk's Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Coryton Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Crewkerne Tunnel ⓘ
  

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  Exeter Underground Passages ⓘ
  14th-century tunnels connected with water supply in Exeter, Devon, England, UK

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  Honiton Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Kennaway Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Parson's Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

Frameless

Underground tour of Beer Quarry Caves

BeerStoneMineAdit

Chapel in Beer Quarry Caves

Making documentary on Beer Quarry Caves

Beer Stone Quarry

Saxon arches

Access to Beer caves

Entrance to Beer Quarry Caves

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		showcaves.com page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea page@	issue 35	Wikidata
site	bunker		Exeter Borough Control	Exeter City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Exeter Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Wikidata
site	cave		Beer Quarry Caves	show cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto In The Garden Of Knowle Grange (Flats) Including Rockery, Pool, Vase, Pedestal And Summerhouse	grotto	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Beaminster Tunnel	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Blackboy Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Clerk's Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Coryton Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Crewkerne Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Exeter Underground Passages	tourist attraction, tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Honiton Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Kennaway Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Parson's Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Underground tour of Beer Quarry Caves		Commons
commons	image		BeerStoneMineAdit		Commons
commons	image		Chapel in Beer Quarry Caves		Commons
commons	image		Making documentary on Beer Quarry Caves		Commons
commons	image		Beer Stone Quarry		Commons
commons	image		Saxon arches		Commons
commons	image		Access to Beer caves		Commons
commons	image		Entrance to Beer Quarry Caves		Commons