A GEOLOGICAL interpretation board has been unveiled at Brown Howe Quarry, Blawith, near Coniston, by Richard Leafe, the Chief Executive of the Lake District National Park Authority.
The quarry was worked for a pink rock related to Shap granite, which was used to surface local roads. Older people can remember when the roads around Coniston were pink.
Work at the quarry stopped in the 1950s and is now owned by the LDNPA. The quarry sides still show some of the granite intrusion and its contact with the surrounding rock.
It has been designated a Local Geological Site by Cumbria GeoConservation, a specialist voluntary group of Cumbria Wildlife Trust, who commissioned the information board.
Mr Leafe uncovered the board and said how pleased he was that the geological heritage of the Lake District was being recognised and celebrated. Refreshments of rock cakes and fizz were shared. More information about the quarry can be found at https://www.cbdc.org.uk/cumbria_geoconservation_home/
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