High Rake Quarry (Bow Rake; Longstone Edge West), Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UKi

Regional Level Types
High Rake Quarry (Bow Rake; Longstone Edge West)	Quarry
Great Longstone	Village
Derbyshire Dales District	District
Derbyshire	County
England	Constituent Country
UK	Country

** Not to be confused with the similarly named High Rake Mine, a preserved historical mine site which is about 4 miles (6.5 km) to the NW near the hamlet of Windmill at Little Hucklow. **

Deep Rake, with High Rake and Watersaw Rake is one of the largest mineralised zones in the lead orefield of Derbyshire. It extends 4 miles from Cressbrookdale before disappearing under shale at the Calver-Hassop Road. It had been extensively worked from the medieval period. By 1750 most underground working had ceased and only heap working was being carried out. It is now completely open cast and worked for fluorspar and baryte. High Rake Quarry is a limestone quarry located near the village of Great Longstone, about 3 miles (5 km) N of Bakewell. It is one of many limestone quarries in the Peak District National Park. High Rake Quarry is a deep and narrow gash in the hillside, largely hidden from view. It is one of a series of quarries on the ridge above Hassop and Great Longstone. Longstone Edge limestone ridge, within the area known as Longstone Edge West, is a prominent limestone escarpment about 2.5 miles (4 km) in length on a general east-west alignment. In addition to limestone extraction, High Rake Quarry has also been used by British Fluorspar Ltd (BFL) for the extraction of fluorspar (fluorite). It is now a 20+ years long term site for infill purposes using waste tailings material from Cavendish Mill, which is the fluorspar processing facility owned by BFL.

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