Shap Quarry covers a 53-acre site near the village of Shap and has been in operation since 1950. It is the home of Shap pink granite, a widely-used decorative building stone. The site yields …

Shap Fell is known for Shap granite, [5] a pink rock rich in orthoclase, quartz and biotite; Shap Pink Quarry takes its name from this. Shap Abbey NY547151 is nearby in the secluded valley …

Shap has more recently built up around its quarrying activities. As well as limestone, there is the Shap blue granite, and the more famous Shap pink granite, seen throughout Britain in …

Aug 22, 2018 · Shap Quarry covers 53 acres near the village of Shap and has been operation since 1950. It is the home of Shap Pink granite, a widely used decorative building stone. The …

Shap Pink quarry is located approximately 20 mile south of Penrith, Cumbria. Located within the bounds of the Shap Pluton (an igneous intrusion which is between 398 and 416 million years …

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The Shap granite, a distinctive coarse-grained granite with large pink orthoclase feldspar, was intruded late in the Caledonian orogeny around 394 million years ago. The granite had a …

A series of photographs taken at the famous and important Shap Pink Granite Quarry in Cumbria. 2015-2016.

Our quarries produce attractive shades of sandstone, with the exception of Shap in Cumbria which is the home of the famous Shap pink granite, all with good reserves to ensure continuity …

Shap Pink Granite . All the products we manufacture are available as Shap Pink Granite. Available as: Raw Block, Scant, Rockery Stone & Rock Armour; Walling Stone & Ashlar; …