Monument record MDR13582 - Top Eccles Quarry, Eccles Road, Chapel en le Frith
Type and Period (1)
- SANDSTONE QUARRY (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Top Eccles Quarry was included in a report of a study into the potential to re-establish the roofing slate industry of the region. It is two quarries worked northwards into the hill as deep holes about 30m square. There is a good thickness of thin cleaving stone at the top only. The appearance is very similar to Buxworth Crist. Stone varies from grey to red - coarse grained. There is a series of small excavations running west to east more or less along the crest of the strike up to the top of Eccles Pike. Possibly this was following the slatey material. The geology is Chatsworth Grit. (1)
Quarries are shown near Eccles Pike on the 1st edition 25" Ordnance Survey map of c. 1880. (2)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 0303 8102 (374m by 199m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CHINLEY, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 27 2013 4:04PM