Passes Daglingworth Quarry.

Hanson Aggregates works Daglingworth Quarry,
extracting limestone aggregate for road building,
ornamental driveway stone and dust for brick making.
Extraction of stone from the site is believed to have
started in 1905, since when it has been in almost
continuous use. The planning permission for the quarry
expires in 2042 and progressive restoration is currently
being undertaken.

A wide variety of fossils are known from the
Daglingworth Quarry. Oysters, pectinids (scallops)
and echinoids (sea urchins) can be found within the
Taynton Limestone and Hampen Formations.
Discovered within the sandy lenses of Hampen
Formation are rare plant fragments, and dinosaur
footprints have been found near the top of the
formation. These are now on display at the quarry
office. The Shipton Member is generally devoid of
fossils except, for a few beds containing borings and
burrows made by marine animals such as molluscs
and worms. At the top of this member is the Excavata
bed where gastropods and the echinoids, Clypeus and
Cidaris are found in abundance.
Trace fossils, borings and bivalves are found in many
beds throughout the Ardley Member. Fossils from
large reptiles have been found from near the
top of the member

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Distance 1.73 km

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 60 m

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Location: Daglingworth, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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