1602 T. North tr. S. Goulart 46 Dionysius..sent him forthwith to dig in the quarry pit.
a1680 J. Harrington (1682) Index 437 Concerning his being preserved from falling Horse and Man into a deep Quarry-Pit in the Night.
1828 22 Mar. 3/7 Both at the same moment jumped into a quarry pit upwards of 20 feet deep.
1990 June 113/2 Quarry pits could turn into ponds, mounds into islands..and gullies into marshes.