Shap Quarry covers a 53-acre site near the village of Shap and has been in operation since 1950. It is the home of Shap pink granite, a widely-used decorative building stone.
The site yields two types of stone; light Shap primarily worked as aggregate whereas dark Shap tends to be used architecturally. One example of dark Shap construction is the historic Midland Hotel in Manchester. This high-grade material is worked traditionally with high demand presently for rock armour to build up the UK’s sea and river defences.
Shap Quarry – Part of the Armstrongs Group
Shap Quarry is one of our main sites and produces many tonnes of granite product each year. For more information, please call us on 01204 668021 today.
