Dry Rigg Quarry

Dry Rigg Quarry
A deep quarry sunk below the surrounding ground, with upland marshes and fields beyond
Dry Rigg Quarry from the west
Location
Relief map of North Yorkshire
Relief map of North Yorkshire
Dry Rigg Quarry
Location within North Yorkshire
LocationHelwith Bridge, Horton-in-Ribblesdale
CountyNorth Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates54°07′12″N 2°18′14″W / 54.120°N 2.304°W / 54.120; -2.304
Production
ProductsGritstone (Greywacke)
Production20,000 tonnes (22,000 tons)
History
Opened1938
Closed2035 (2035) (Projected)
Owner
CompanyTarmac
WebsiteOfficial website
Year of acquisition2015

Dry Rigg Quarry is a quarry at Helwith Bridge in North Yorkshire, England, located within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The quarry produces a hard-wearing gritstone (also known as greywacke) which is listed as being nationally important for road building, and is one of four in the Yorkshire Dales National Park that produces this type of aggregate. The quarry operations have come under public scrutiny due to the amount of road traffic, leading to some of the output from Dry Rigg being moved from the adjacent railhead at Arcow Quarry. The quarry is situated in Upper Ribblesdale some 1.9 miles (3 km) south of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, and 5 miles (8 km) north of Settle.