Beckfoot Quarry
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Cumbria | |
| Location | Cumbria |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | NY164003 |
| Coordinates | 54°23′29″N 3°17′20″W / 54.391289°N 3.2889782°W |
| Area | 4 acres (0.016 km2; 0.0063 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1985 |
Beckfoot Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] within Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is located between Beckfoot and Eskdale, near to the River Esk and near the Ravenglass & Eskdale railway.
Details
[edit]This quarry is protected because it contains an exposure of a pink perthite granite dated from the Ordovician age. Perthite granite is an igneous rock.
Land ownership
[edit]All of the land within Beckfoot Quarry SSSI is owned by the National Trust.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ "Protected Planet | Beckfoot Quarry". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-11-29.