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Whitstone Quarry, Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKi
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Whitstone QuarryQuarry (Uncertain)
Bovey TraceyCivil Parish
TeignbridgeDistrict
DevonCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 36' 1'' North , 3° 40' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Uncertain) - last checked 2025
KÃķppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bovey Tracey4,729 (2018)0.9km
Lustleigh285 (2018)3.6km
Chudleigh Knighton1,125 (2018)3.6km
Chudleigh4,011 (2018)5.4km
Christow820 (2018)6.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
450277
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:450277:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Whitestone Quarry


Whitstone Quarry, Bovey Tracey
Exposures of contact between Dartmoor Granite and shaly hornfels (Combe shale)

This is on the site of Whitstone Farm Gardens, a private arboreal garden. It is unknown as to whether anything of the quarry remains.

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