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Urpeth Sand Pit AKA Urpeth Quarry (Urpeth)

Urpeth Sand Quarry 5/1972
Urpeth Sand Quarry 5/1972
A sand quarry is shown here on Ordnance Survey maps of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

The post medieval quarry is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.

D66097
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Cold War (1946 to 1991)
Aggregate areas in County Durham Archaeological Assessment (ALSF) Project 2006 - 2007; Archaeological Research Services Ltd


Source of Reference
Local History of Urpeth

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