Linton Quarry is a former aggregates and building stone quarry, one of several disused workings in the area around Gorsley. Linton Quarry is unique because it contains the best documented sequence of Silurian rocks in the area. For this reason, it has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Geological Site.

The rocks exposed in the faces of the former quarry are from the Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli divisions of the Silurian, and represent a change from marine to continental conditions. The limestones and shales of the Wenlock and Ludlow series were deposited in a quiet marine shelf environment. These were replaced by sandstones from the Pridoli Series that were deposited under much more stormy beach or foreshore environment as sea level began to fall.

The self guiding trail around Linton Quarry takes the reader on a journey through time, highlighting some of the important features seen in the rocks.