Windy Knoll
Windy Knoll is a cave in Castleton, High Peak District, England. Windy Knoll is situated nearby to the cave Winnats Head, as well as near Blue John Cavern.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mam Tor and Blue John Cavern.
Mam Tor
Peak
Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.
Blue John Cavern
Cave
Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. The others are Peak Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern and Speedwell Cavern. Blue John Cavern is situated 1,800 feet east of Windy Knoll.
Treak Cliff Cavern
Cave
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Treak Cliff Cavern is a show cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Castleton Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of only two sites where the ornamental mineral Blue John is still excavated. Treak Cliff Cavern is situated 3,100 feet east of Windy Knoll.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barber Booth and Edale.
Edale
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Edale is in Derbyshire. Edale is the name of the valley of the River Noe and the name used by most people for Grindsbrook Booth, the settlement where the only train station in the valley is located.
Sparrowpit
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sparrowpit is a small village between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Peak Forest in the High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the fluorspar mines. Sparrowpit is situated 2½ miles southwest of Windy Knoll.
Windy Knoll
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Castleton, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34389° or 53° 20′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.81138° or 1° 48′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C5W85VQ+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3860766948OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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