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Granham's Moor Quarry

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Granham's Moor Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Shropshire, England. It is located 1km southeast of Minsterley within Eastridge Woods. This site of considerable geological importance because the exposed rocks in this protected area show the junction between Cambrian and Ordovician strata.

During the period when this Granham's Moor Quarry was active, it was for a time (beginning in 1905) connected to the Snailbeech District Railways.

Geology

In Granham's Moor Quarry, basal Ordovician Stiperstones Quartzite rests upon Cambrian shales of the Tremadoc Series.

Land ownership

All land within Granham's Moor Quarry SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission as this protected area is located within Eastridge Woods.

References

  1. ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. "Protected Planet | Granham's Moor Quarry". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. "British Cambrian to Ordovician Stratigraphy (Geological Conservation Review Series No. 18) | JNCC Resource Hub". hub.jncc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. "Snailbeach Topics". colonelstephenssociety.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  6. "Eastridge Woods". Forestry England. Retrieved 2025-01-19.


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