Combe Down And Bathampton Down Mines
Combe Down and Bathampton Down Quarries (grid reference ST761625) make up a 6.22 hectare (15.37 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1991 because of the Greater and Lesser Horseshoe bat population.
The disused quarries dates from the 17th and 18th Century and were used to extract Bath stone for the city of Bath and elsewhere in the UK.
A five-year project to stabilise the quarry workings was largely completed by November 2009.
Read more about Combe Down And Bathampton Down Mines: Geology, History, Mine and Environmental Survey, Mine Stabilisation Project
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