In the shadow of the Cumbrian hills, a way of life is fading…
Set in the rugged beauty of north-west Britain around five thousand years ago,
Quarry follows Bran, a master stone-crafter who trained on the Isle of Man, and
then travelled to the mainland. He is now a key member of the skilled group of
workers in The Valley, where the legendary Langdale axes are extracted from the
native rock, and then painstakingly shaped and prepared. These prized tools are
traded far and wide, and so the travellers' traditional lifestyle is sustained.
But change is stirring in the land.
In the nearby settlement of Dolgolvan, farmers are carving out
a new world, one of settled fields and fixed boundaries. As tensions rise between
the travellers and the farmers, Bran finds himself caught between loyalty to his
people's traditions, and the inevitability of progress. Through his eyes, we
witness the delicate balance of cooperation and conflict, the struggle to adapt,
and the quiet beauty of the natural world — its plants, animals, and birds — that
sustains them all.
With a keen eye for detail and a deep reverence for the humanity
of the past, Quarry is a poignant exploration of a pivotal moment in human history,
where the old ways clash with the new, and the land itself bears witness to the
dawn of a different age.
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