THOOTHUKUDI: Following severe protests and continuous law and order issues, the stone quarry in Alantha village was shut down ...

The complex pattern of spirals is believed to have been cut more than four thousand years ago. The stone is 1.34 metres ... by a digger driver at Pierowall Quarry in Westray in Orkney.

One of the last opencast Portland stone quarries is switching to mining, after more than a century of production. Operator Portland Stone Firms said the move would prolong the life of Coombefield ...