Shillingstone Quarry

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Shillingstone Quarry is one of 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset. It lies within Dorset National Landscape National Landscape. Other SSSIs nearby include Hod and Hambledon Hills and Higher Houghton. Gillingham (Dorset) Station is about 16.4 km away to the north.

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