Main Quarry, Mountsorrel
Geological Conservation Review sitesSites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire
Main Quarry or Castle Hill Quarry is a 14.7 hectares (36 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Mountsorrel in Leicestershire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.According to Natural England, this site "is probably the most dramatic and well-developed occurrence of asphaltite in Britain upon which international research into the origin of life on Earth has been carried out."The site is private land with no public access.
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Cufflins Pit Lane, Charnwood Mountsorrel
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N 52.727 ° | E -1.147 ° |
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Cufflins Pit Lane
Cufflins Pit Lane
LE12 7AB Charnwood, Mountsorrel
England, United Kingdom
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