Whinstone

This is a short overview. For the background — history, value over time and notable mines — see Whinstone →

A local British name for quarried dolerite, a dark, fine-to-medium-grained igneous rock valued for its hardness and used chiefly as roadstone and railway ballast.

Mines

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Mine	Region	Worked
Barrasford Quarry	Northumberland	After 1859–Still active
Cliff Rigg Quarry	North Yorkshire	By late 17th century–About 1918
Divethill Quarry	Northumberland	to Still active
Egton Quarry	North Yorkshire	from Working by 1914
Fairykirk Quarry	Fife	from Working by the mid-19th century
Force Garth Quarry	County Durham	1932–Still active
Goathland Whinstone Mine	North Yorkshire	From 1894–1930
Keepershields Quarry	Northumberland	—
Langbaurgh Whinstone Mine	North Yorkshire	From 1882–1950
Langley Barony Mine	Northumberland	1868–1893
Longhoughton Quarry	Northumberland	Early 19th century–1974
Penlee Quarry	Cornwall	1879–1991
Prestonhill Quarry	Fife	1896–1980s
Ratcheugh Quarry	Northumberland	By 1896–Still active
Sil Howe Whinstone Mine	North Yorkshire	By 1899 (datestone)–By 1951
Swinburne Quarry	Northumberland	from 1940s
Titterstone Clee Quarries	Shropshire	Medieval–Still active
Tudhoe Whinstone Mine	County Durham	By 1882 (quarried earlier)–After 1890