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Threlkeld

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a museum located in three miles east of , in the in . 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.
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threlkeldquarryandminingmuseum.co.uk
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Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: preserved mine railway
  • Also known as: “Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum” and “Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum Railway”
  • Address: Threlkeld, CA12 4TT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clough Head and Blencathra.

Peak
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a fell, or hill, in the . It marks the northern end of the main ridge of the Helvellyn range and is often walked as part of the ridge walk.

Peak
, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly of the Cumbrian Mountains, in the . It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top at 2,848 feet. is situated 2 miles north of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum.

Peak
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fell located in the , approximately three miles southeast of the town of . It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge. is situated 2 miles southwest of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Threlkeld and Castlerigg stone circle.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the north of the in , England, (in the historic county of Cumberland to the east of .

Locality
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is situated on a prominent hill to the east of , in the , . 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. is situated 2 miles west of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum.

Locality
is a hamlet on the Hutton Moor Road in the north east of the in , England. It lies within the civil parish of and is known locally as 'Moor End' as it is at the end of the Hutton Moor on an old route-way between to . is situated 3 miles northeast of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum.

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Latitude
54.61057° or 54° 36′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.04399° or 3° 2′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C6RJX64+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4954295845
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q22968943
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Threlkeld Quarry and Threlkeld Quarry Station.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum”. Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.