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Coed-yr-Eglwys Quarry, St Andrews Major

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NPRN415948
Map ReferenceST17SW
Grid ReferenceST1436071370
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityDinas Powys
Type Of SiteQUARRY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Coed-yr-eglwys quarry is located to the east of St Andrews Major. The quarry first appears on the Ordnance Survey County Series Mapping of 1919 (Glamorgan XLVII 9, 3rd edition) measuring approx. 100m by 40m complete with lime kilns. By the 4th edition mapping in 1942 the quarry had grown to 175m by 100m and has since expanded, now covering some 315m by 175m. The quarry is now disused.

Photographed during aerial reconnaissance by RCAHMW on 12th Nov 2008.
L. Osborne, 3rd Feb 2012.