Eventually falling into disrepair, the large theatre was quarried to supply stone for many newer buildings which still exist in modern Rome.

During this period the islands' quarries first supplied stone to Vienna and Berlin.

Dotted over the Common are the long abandoned remains of quarries once used to supply stone for local building and walling.

The construction of the Gotthard railway required a number of granite quarries to supply stone for the project.

These quarries also supplied stone for construction elsewhere in the town, proving to be particularly profitable.

It has been named a historic site, largely because of a quarry on the farm, which supplied stone for the Washington Monument.

The firm had first been involved in the area during the construction of the Channel Tunnel for which it supplied stone.

The area was quarried during the 19th century to supply stone for reinforcing the fortress' military installations.

The development will use a former borrow pit, created to supply stone during construction of the windfarm.

It also supplied stone for some Bronze Age items, such as stone wrist-guards.