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WEBHermitage Quarry, near to Junction 5 of the M20 in Maidstone, is one of the last two remaining Kentish Ragstone quarries. It has the capability to produce in excess of 2 million tonnes of aggregates per annum, which …
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Kentish ragstone - Wikipedia
With hard rock for building being in short supply in south-east England, it was inevitable that the only significant source of hard limestone – Kentish ragstone – would be used in building from an early period. Since Roman times, ragstone has been used in roughly squared blocks for building walls. The stone was almost certainly quarried at the Tovil quarry near Maidstone, and then transported by b…
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Gallagher Aggregates Hermitage Quarry, Kent
WEBGallagher Aggregates supply up to 2 million tonnes of aggregates product per year and are the only remaining company actively quarrying Kentish Ragstone. Gallagher Aggregates are at the heart of the Gallagher Group …
Maidstone’s Iguanodon | Maidstone Museum
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WEBPat thought it looked like a good stone for building, bought some land and opened a quarry near Maidstone, from which he is now extracting about a million tonnes of rock each year. The quarry has just obtained planning …
Maidstone and the Iguanodon
WEBFound in a quarry near Queen’s Road, Maidstone, it was obviously the remains of a very large animal. The quarry’s owner, William Benstead, was also fascinated by fossils and excavated the...
Iguanodon fossil found in Maidstone
WEBMaidstone's Iguanodon. The Iguanodon has come to be synonymous with Maidstone ever since the remains of one of the species were discovered during a quarry excavation on …
Bensted's (or Iguanodon) Quarry - Joomla! - GeoConservation Kent
WEBThe site is regionally, nationally and internationally famous for the discovery in 1834, by Gideon Mantell, of a drifted carcass of the earliest known Ornithischian dinosaur, the …
Quarry Wood Nature Reserve - Visit Maidstone
WEBJan 1, 2024 · Managed by Kent Wildlife Trust, Quarry Wood is 26 hectares of ancient mixed woodland located near West Farleigh. The south side of the reserve has mature oak and …
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