{"id":51,"date":"2016-12-06T12:38:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T12:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:48:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:48:52","slug":"audit-of-active-aggregate-quarries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/geodiversity\/audit-of-active-aggregate-quarries\/","title":{"rendered":"Audit of active aggregate quarries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-53\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2016\/12\/geodiversity_venn.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial image of active aggregate quarry\" width=\"324\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This pilot project is intended to collect, collate, investigate, interpret and record available information on the diversity of the geological features revealed in 16 active quarries in Devon.<\/p>\n<p>Further details relating to the project and the quarry sites covered by it are available via the links below.<\/p>\n<p>The project is being managed and executed by David Roche Geo-Consulting. Other project partners are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Devon Stone Federation, which represents nearly all the aggregate producers in Devon, who are providing essential information from quarry records and access to the operations.<\/li>\n<li>The British Geology Survey, which is providing geological information for each site.<\/li>\n<li>Devon County Council, which is assisting with the use of electronic methods of information organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Mineral Industry Research Organisation, which is providing support with reporting and dissemination methods.<\/li>\n<li>The research project is supported by the Mineral Industry Sustainable Technology Programme established by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ETy4ZVjBcKlCqQvI9cmFDB8BDxG9KXK3g_IWQLgpgWvjWQ?e=mCoqJ1\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon Pilot Project Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Aggregate quarries in Devon:<\/b>\u00a0Project findings<\/p>\n<p>For information on the project as a whole, including an overview of its findings, select the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ERIsl1-l_s5Gu7Ii5L_MoSUBEKV0qLrFtUR3qgns4vuRuA?e=NphL1S\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Whole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EezhpdO6KE5Fp5NE5oH_s6EB_07WeSp2PfW10j9DvHQZLQ?e=bWt6wR\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EZ07U0WLj5JMl74B3itMghwBm8Orwi-3IMf89h6g2Xi0Iw?e=59XGgo\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EWa_0pdrjHdJlD--nw2Aht8BqFrjHMUu_BlKIx7U6-jCZw?e=7GKken\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EVbZ88K_BuBArUJh4g7GcKgB6gAvevz86HRYKcBpan9qqA?e=A0XCc0\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EaYSNuJhaBRFhQQJ-CeXN1YB_V3VIbiPxWEL7_RA1zoXTA?e=mkZZQV\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EZk_yz7cIe9DrfBhteoSvgUBFC1egyK3qWbHirmNLB0cIQ?e=1GPMQd\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EdPSU4BFBb9Fu72ZOUwwth0BAGOugewwCYwrgj5J0kEeaA?e=d4Dncx\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EdPSU4BFBb9Fu72ZOUwwth0BAGOugewwCYwrgj5J0kEeaA?e=d4Dncx\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Overview Report &#8211; Section 8<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 16 active aggregate quarries listed below have been documented through the Devon Pilot Project. Click on the relevant quarry for further information, including a summary of its geodiversity highlights, photographs and a location map.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to establish the quarry location in Devon please look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/geodiversity\/aggregate-quarries\/\">Aggregate quarries map<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-scroll\"><table width=\"722\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Quarry<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Summary<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Map<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Beam Quarry, Torrington<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ESvOwjsIhhFKt5r1t8fl7PUB7qr1xp6BXATQOBeR6w2n7g?e=7Qsy06\" rel=\"noopener\">Beam Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EaKo5lgbtwFDqWxyR1Nt4CoBXp7Al_j1we2D6IBqhfw51g?e=Xi3dzR\" rel=\"noopener\">Beam Quarry Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Bishop&#8217;s Court Quarry, Exeter<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EXVdbygcRERMjLuKDAfEEs0BLTC4dsdsF_9iWGFJxQWtbQ?e=rLXg5M\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop&#8217;s Court Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EfJkxZR1adtFv_BOukRDtGsBqzWIWJAGXu_NH7Vou82mew?e=LCh2PU\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop&#8217;s Court Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Blackhill Quarry, Woodbury<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ER63TIigUVFHhoKnh1YUcdoBVQKienKnEW9ZL1UPueXeIQ?e=iXu4e4\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackhill Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EYpWkz1vvqZFjAEOmYSakIkBUPS02JPrURK4eShDlELw0w?e=8HGTLs\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackhill Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Bray Valley Quarries, Charles<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EbTg0a9nvi1Oimq_yT0vSQUBIPPQHR8hEMqxrlcY3YdEig?e=xYfigE\" rel=\"noopener\">Bray Valley Quarries Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ESeYoLd5lPxOjSmLdPpsWfABSfRTEg8JSs0mhTLwQIoZPQ?e=npl0ZV\" rel=\"noopener\">Bray Valley Quarries\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Heathfield Sand Pit, near Kingsteignton<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EVB8bJatowFPkCnF7ytkdMUBvhGlNlw-LQVOLKmwE7fxhw?e=Q1gkkM\" rel=\"noopener\">Heathfield Sand Pit Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ERhs88ZJbApKss3zLjHb1GYBKFNEomXSZ840Z82uIvT8nA?e=XqnkmO\" rel=\"noopener\">Heathfiled Sand Pit\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Hillhead Quarry, Uffculme<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ESl5pbyeYKJJoPkrmvDzZM4B7NNweiF5FvsyZpbZHbzU_Q?e=3PHcfH\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillhead Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EVVPHp3gZ4FLtpbymY4ktekB8krCneOTABYgagcrkhmIFA?e=NenHew\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillhead Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Linhay Hill Quarry, Ashburton<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/Ee0CKIjseN1FnvE6-zM4MvYBnxMuOKQaQ92DitOC2ZQ4nw?e=y9IGkk\" rel=\"noopener\">Linhay Hill Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EeHjy5uUKt1JqXZOPLgDljABFK0iCLYbeOxYuhRWWrqVIw?e=DsW7Ct\" rel=\"noopener\">Linhay Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Meldon Quarry, near Okehampton<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EX0vcKS5xipIifDdWhPETYQBtocA7JfWLhcqywgvY1PGZQ?e=f8eEId\" rel=\"noopener\">Meldon Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ETxKHe7UzzRFtkzhZHKpWtIBhDLoUH6PFdtf2u69val4Sg?e=jmU5y4\" rel=\"noopener\">Meldon Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Moorcroft Quarry, near Okehampton<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ER9IkZ8yKglEstwJaNm4vPIB40diOKIPZJDL1OamHkfHIQ?e=JJdder\" rel=\"noopener\">Moorcroft Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EVJnXZ2QVzZBuHVZpedm8yoBzRz4ZIfOvhs_7JLFoBw4fQ?e=9YkF6a\" rel=\"noopener\">Moorcroft Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Stoneycombe Quarry, Kingkerswell<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ETJ4jSHjRHNJjBH42IBnQTcBrjFF2vWt409TIs3_5tktmA?e=J7T3an\" rel=\"noopener\">Stoneycombe Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EdwI8hKoQKFOoc12bs17BeQBm0WCmGGHU1L-rXkICgWErw?e=RNSggB\" rel=\"noopener\">Stoneycombe Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Trusham Quarry, near Chudleigh<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EWwhwFi_v2pGt07raS7GpmgBbPCNjtWr46SbaeoD5wVIYg?e=IDUeJ7\" rel=\"noopener\">Trusham Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ETNY7QdudJhAmogw_pikN9gBu-gdvn00ymnJxaEoEIziGg?e=4SarhI\" rel=\"noopener\">Trusham Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Venn Quarry, Landkey<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EaKArg12jMtDoCIJasMBqF0B_2KmujLiPeYduUppDH5uzg?e=c14vye\" rel=\"noopener\">Venn Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EV5ApknO871Ftbs1rQNBnUMBI_6uYQxGVeBLzU8z3_Go7A?e=fhHDVX\" rel=\"noopener\">Venn Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Westleigh Quarries, Burlescombe<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ET2kzRQYzChHsm5rdy8AdkcBH5YaPw5a9WeVGtLF7lIIbQ?e=KcoDYw\" rel=\"noopener\">Westleigh Quarries Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EdsixgpNQkxFguuNVKeFI9IBOoFbeE8ldpqMqBDjnPvBbg?e=yaKrLe\" rel=\"noopener\">Westleigh Quarries\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Whiteball Quarry, near Burlescombe<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EepLSRSJUEhMghT9chYA8HcBgHl8nElScY5es8KjBtjXlQ?e=RHJakn\" rel=\"noopener\">Whiteball Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/ESFC22xPPq5Nj0egAgdRsjcBUEI9klGs2ROt1NXhdmFyqw?e=i2g4tb\" rel=\"noopener\">Whiteball Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Whitecleaves Quarry, Buckfastleigh<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EWEjalttK_VAnQNqFytVxJ0BaOMRc6rg8PjU-DE2s1by1g?e=so1LmP\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitecleaves Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EaLJy3FgMQRAqD5wx5po3c8BDzlWc_o2IvSTe8GpRqc8ig?e=vKRlIR\" rel=\"noopener\">Whitecleaves Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\">Zig Zag Quarry, Newton Abbot<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/Efu9BlfYBBhLi8It420OF0gBb2E_6uIJi9ZgOpxkwODenQ?e=SfpD7x\" rel=\"noopener\">Zig Zag Quarry Summary<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Environment\/EXuLKuT3bq9BgeiLkB451yMB-gVnnPzgyyIfbUrPVyK6hQ?e=x0hxwX\" rel=\"noopener\">Zig Zag Quarry\u00a0Location Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This pilot project is intended to collect, collate, investigate, interpret and record available information on the diversity of the geological features revealed in 16 active quarries in Devon. Further details relating to the project and the quarry sites covered by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/geodiversity\/audit-of-active-aggregate-quarries\/\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Audit of active aggregate quarries\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":24,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-11 21:32:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/322"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/geology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}