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Merrivale Quarry, Dartmoor

The remains of Merrivale Quarry, formerly Tor Quarry, which closed in 1997. In its final years it had been operated by the Tarmac Group. The Quarry, the last working granite quarry on Dartmoor was famous for producing the Falklands Island War Memorial commemorating the Falklands War of 1982.
Much of the quarry equipment was removed by scrap merchants in 2007.
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    Merrivale Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - July 01, 2011
    Merrivale Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - July 01, 2011
    Merrivale Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - July 01, 2011