Ousel Nest Quarry by munki-boy
Ousel Nest Quarry
Ousel Nest Quarry operated in the 19th Century taking rock straight out and onto trains on the adjacent railway line via a tramway. The quarry was disused by the early 20th Century.
The sandstone quarried here gives its name to the type of rock geologically known as Ousel Nest Grit (or sometimes Horwich Grit).
Created: 15 December 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Ousel Nest Grit
Trainline below Ousel Nest Quarry
Ousel Nest Quarry LNR Details
Ousel Nest Quarry LNR is a nature reserve managed by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
Ousel Nest Quarry Local Nature Reserve Information
Ousel Nest Quarry Local Nature Reserve Address
Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton
BL7 9AW
Ousel Nest Quarry Woodland
Ousel Nest Quarry is a woodland area in Greater Manchester, managed by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.Local History around Ousel Nest Quarry
There are some historic monuments around including:
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham CloseSteam tramway reversing triangleRoman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts BrowCoking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower HouseAffetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn.
