Ancienne Carrière de l’Alouette
Ancienne Carrière de l’Alouette is a ruins in Hotton, Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne, Wallonia. Ancienne Carrière de l’Alouette is situated nearby to the nature reserve Réserve de l’Alouette, as well as near the cave Chantoir Maniette.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caves of Hotton and Hotton War Cemetery.
Caves of Hotton
Cave
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The Caves of Hotton are speleothem caves located in Wallonia near Hotton in Belgium, which were discovered in 1958 and are around 5 or 6 km long and 70 metres deep. A stream called Syphon runs at the bottom of the caves. Caves of Hotton is situated 1 km northeast of Ancienne Carrière de l’Alouette.
Hotton War Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hotton War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground near Hotton in Belgium. Most of the British troops who died in the battle for the Ardennes are buried here. Hotton War Cemetery is situated 1 km north of Ancienne Carrière de l’Alouette.
Ti-Château
Archaeological site
Ti-Château is an old Roman oppidum located near the Belgian village of Hotton. It defended an ancient city/village at the current location of Hotton. The old oppidum and its ruins lie at a triangular plateau called the Plage de Renissart, near large rock cliffs above the river Ourthe. Ti-Château is situated 1½ km northeast of Ancienne Carrière de l’Alouette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ménil-Favay and Hotton.
Hampteau
Village
Photo: Lucyin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hampteau is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Hotton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The village lies at the south bank of the river Ourthe.
Ancienne Carrière de l’Alouette
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Hotton, Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.25468° or 50° 15′ 17″ northLongitude
5.44473° or 5° 26′ 41″ eastOpen location code
9F277C3V+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2677290609OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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