Cliff Rigg Quarry is a dramatic abandoned whinstone quarry on the Cleveland Dyke near Great Ayton, now a Site of Special Scientific Interest because it exposes one of the clearest geological cross‑sections of the dyke in the region. Quarrying began in 1869, producing high‑quality setts and aggregates for the expanding city of Leeds. The site was operated until work 1918.

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Location: Great Ayton, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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