Yeolands Quarry

Yeolands Quarry was an active stone quarry located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located on the eastern side of Portland, where it lies east of the village Easton and south of The Grove village. The quarry is one of the largest on Portland, at 120 feet (37 m) deep, 300 feet (91 m) wide. It is now abandoned for extracting stone, though the adjacent Broadcroft Quarry to the west, which links to Yeolands, is still in some use, as well as being a butterfly reserve.

Yeolands Quarry has been the planned setting for the visitor attraction Jurassica - which is to be based on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, and as a subterranean geological park, will largely present the prehistoric world.

Background

The quarry was in full use by Portland Stone Firms Ltd before becoming redundant in the 21st century.^[1] By the late 1980s the central bottom region of the quarry had an established ecosystem where small ponds were fed by rivulets. This environment hosted many types of reeds, grasses and even newts. However, from the 21st century the quarry was used for dumping overburden, and as such changed considerably, with the ecosystem buried deep under rubble.^[2]

The north-eastern face of the quarry has a clean, albeit partly overgrown, sequence of Portland Stone, both Cherty Series and Freestone.^[3] On the outskirts of the quarry are rough paths and tracks on the seaward side, which is popular for walking.^[4]

In late 2013 plans were revealed for the £85–90 million project Jurassica, which is planned to be set within Yeolands Quarry. The idea was created by Michael Hanlon, and inspired by the Eden Project. With plans to showcase hundreds of world-class paleontological remains, the project has received both local and national support. Naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has become a patron, as well as trustee Sir Tim Smit, the creator of the Eden Project. The construction time of the project is estimated to be three to five years and if funding can be secured, the project's trustees are aiming to open the attraction in 2019–20. The plans are to attract 700,000 visitors a year.^[5]

References

Coordinates: 50°32′46″N 2°25′26″W / 50.5462°N 2.4239°W / 50.5462; -2.4239

Isle of Portland

Settlements and areas	Castletown Chiswell Clay Ope Easton Ferry Bridge Fortuneswell The Grove Portland Bill Portland Harbour Southwell Tophill Underhill Victoria Square Wakeham West Cliff Weston

Beaches and coastal features	Balaclava Bay Cave Hole Chesil Beach Chesil Cove Church Ope Cove Freshwater Bay Hallelujah Bay Little Beach Mutton Cove Portland Raised Beach Pulpit Rock Salt Pans Wallsend Cove

Attractions	Broadcroft Quarry Nature Reserve Chiswell Earthworks Culverwell Mesolithic Site Fancy's Family Farm Grove Prison Museum John Penn's Bath Jurassica King Barrow Quarry Nature Reserve Nicodemus Knob Perryfield Quarry Nature Reserve Portland Museum Royal Manor Theatre Tout Quarry Sculpture Park Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Military	Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Blacknor Fort East Weare Battery East Weare Camp East Weares Rifle Range HMS Osprey Inner Pierhead Fort Ministry of Defence Magnetic Range Mulberry Harbour Phoenix Units Portland Breakwater Fort Portland Naval Communication Headquarters RAF Portland RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey) ROC Post Portland Bill Royal Naval Hospital Verne Citadel Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Verne High Angle Battery

Castles	Pennsylvania Castle Portland Castle Rufus Castle

Lighthouses, Daymarks and NCI	NCI Portland Bill Old Higher Lighthouse Old Lower Lighthouse Portland Bill Lighthouse Portland Breakwater Lighthouse Trinity House Obelisk

Prisons	HM Prison Portland HM Prison Weare HM Prison The Verne

Gardens	Chiswell Walled Garden Easton Gardens Governor's Community Garden Victoria Gardens

Buildings and houses	The Captain's House The Cove House Inn The George Inn Queen Anne House The Regal Cinema St George's Centre

Churches	All Saints Church Avalanche Memorial Church Church of Our Lady and St. Andrew Conjurer's Lodge Easton Methodist Church Southwell Methodist Chapel St Andrew's Church St George's Church St. John's Church St. Peter's Church Underhill Methodist Church United Reformed Church

Memorials	Portland Cenotaph Royal Naval Cemetery

Industry	Durdle Pier Folly Pier Folly Pier Waterworks Grove Lime Kiln King's Pier Portland stone Portland Windmills Red Crane Southwell Business Park Sureline Verne Cistern

Working and disused Quarries	Bowers Quarry Broadcroft Quarry Coombefield Quarry King Barrow Quarry Perryfield Quarry Tout Quarry Yeolands Quarry

Railway	Merchant's Railway The Old Engine Shed Portland Branch Railway

Sports	Grove Sports Stadium Portland United F.C.

Events	Easton Massacre The Great Southwell Landslip

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