Winspit Quarry


Limestone Mine

Sep 21st, 2024 from Wikipedia by BertyBasset



Hampshire Basin
Worth Matravers
50.5846291, -2.034554
SY 9765 7610
Private Land
17m
#26,413


Winspit is a disused quarry on the cliffs near Worth Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England. To the west and east are the hills of West Man and East Man.

The quarry is now a lesser-known tourist attraction. Recently many of Winspit’s caves have been closed off for public safety and bat conservation.

In March 2022, it was announced that the National Trust had purchased the 350 acre Weston Farm, including Winspit and its bat caves, adding to its other landholdings in the village and its vicinity such as Spyway.



Until around 1940 Winspit was used as a stone quarry, providing stone for buildings in London. During World War II it was used as a site for naval and air defences. After the war the caves were opened to the public.



Publications (1)

  • Stanier, Peter (1996); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 13-2 Win - Quarried Face - Evidence from Dorset's Cliffstone Quarries, The; 9 pages (1-9)



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