About Horton Quarry
Horton is a large quarry situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park covering almost 80ha, and is surrounded by SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and SAC (Special Areas of Conservation) areas which include Limestone pavement areas.
The quarry extracts Carboniferous Limestone to produce a variety of aggregates for use in our own ready mixed concrete plants in the north west of England and in external customers’ concrete products.The limestone is over 90m thick and comprises both black and white limestone which are worked separately to produce products with a consistent colour. The white limestone produces very clean white aggregates which are much prized for their colour. The white limestone is also used for lime making and has been used in chemical processes in the past. The quarry has over 40 million tonnes of consented reserves which should be sufficient to last for at least 70 years. Once extraction is complete, the site will be restored to calcareous grassland.
High PSV gritstone underlies the limestone and we hope to work this material in the near future to produce high quality aggregates for use in asphalt and road surfacing.
We currently employ 9 people all from the local area.
