Hilltop Quarries (dis)
Hilltop Quarries (dis) is a locality in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Hilltop Quarries (dis) is situated nearby to the locality Wanthwaite, as well as near Near Birkett Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum and Clough Head.
Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum
Museum
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a museum located in Threlkeld three miles east of Keswick, in the Lake District in Cumbria. It includes a quarry with a collection of antique machinery, such as locomotives and cranes, an underground tour of a simulated mine, a geological and mining museum, and mineral panning.
Clough Head
Peak
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clough Head is a fell, or hill, in the English Lake District. It marks the northern end of the main ridge of the Helvellyn range and is often walked as part of the ridge walk.
High Rigg
Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Rigg is a small fell located in the English Lake District, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Keswick. It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Threlkeld and Castlerigg stone circle.
Threlkeld
Village
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, to the east of Keswick. It is in the historic county of Cumberland.
Castlerigg stone circle
Locality
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlerigg Stone Circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. It is one of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from approximately 3200 BC to 2500 BC, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 2 miles west of Hilltop Quarries (dis).
Legburthwaite
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Legburthwaite is a village in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria. It is located on the A591 road and the B5322 road. Legburthwaite has a disused place of worship and formerly, a youth hostel. It is just north of Thirlmere. Legburthwaite is situated 2½ miles south of Hilltop Quarries (dis).
Hilltop Quarries (dis)
Latitude
54.59938° or 54° 35′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.05352° or 3° 3′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C6RHWXW+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13477050812OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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