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Ribblehead Quarry
A former quarrying landscape, with level ground and a small pond
The site of Ribblehead Quarry
Location
A relief map of North Yorkshire
A relief map of North Yorkshire
Ribblehead Quarry
The location of Ribblehead Quarry
LocationRibblehead
CountyNorth Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates54°12′11″N 2°21′29″W / 54.203°N 2.358°W / 54.203; -2.358
Production
ProductsRailway ballast
Limestone
Production210,000 tonnes (230,000 tons)
Financial year1976
TypeQuarry
History
Closed1998; 26 years ago (1998)

Ribblehead Quarry is a former limestone quarry next to Ribblehead railway station in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It had a connection to the Settle–Carlisle line, with most of its products being sent out via the railway.

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