Chilmark Quarries

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Chilmark Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, covering 0.1 km². It is one of 119 SSSIs in the county. It lies inside Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Tisbury, about 3.5 km to the south-west. Other SSSIs nearby include Knapp and Barnett's Downs and Gallows Hill.

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