Old Quarry
3 Attachment(s)
This is Warkworth anyone know where it actually is . I saw this a couple of years ago n took pics next time went was covered up .
|
Well that's an interesting one. Never seen it before. Is it Birling Carrs? - I'm just saying that as it's the only place I can think of with rock on the shore near Warkworth.
|
Thats what I was thinking as well
|
5 Attachment(s)
Just North of the red Burn at KillieCrankie Caravan site. extensive works there no idea how old . sent pics to Archaeologists they had no idea, one theory was a local builder ,or stone for Shortridge/northfield??
|
4 Attachment(s)
Several shots the shore rocks leading to base look as if were quarried
|
1 Attachment(s)
completely uncovered never seen it like this
|
Stone for Buston Granary is another possible, that's not too far away.
|
There is a reference in he County History to a survey of 1567 which mentions the freestone quarries of Newtown and Birling which produced grindstones and were a major "export" along with fish at the time.
There is a later reference to the Birling freestone quarry, along which the main road north of the river now goes, which produced the stone for the castle and eventually grindstones. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
That's a second specialist use outside of building materials we have for the local stone. [Also water filters from quarries Amble] |
All times are GMT. The time now is 12:32 AM. |
Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.