Langdale Axe Stone Quarry

Langdale Axe Stone Quarry is an archaeological site in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Langdale Axe Stone Quarry is situated nearby to the peak Pike of Stickle, as well as near Loft Crag.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag.

Pike of Stickle

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pike of Stickle, also known as Pike o’ Stickle, is a fell in the English Lake District. It reaches a height of 709 metres and is situated in the central part of the national park in the valley of Great Langdale.

Loft Crag

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loft Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, situated nine kilometres west of Ambleside in the valley of Great Langdale. Along with the neighbouring fells of Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle it forms the picturesque Langdale Pikes, which when viewed from the area around Elterwater village gives one of the best-known views in the National Park.

Harrison Stickle

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Harrison Stickle is a fell in the central part of the English Lake District, situated above Great Langdale. The fell is one of the three fells which make up the picturesque Langdale Pikes, the others being Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chapel Stile and Kelbarrow.

Chapel Stile

Village

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chapel Stile is a village in Cumbria, England, located approximately 5 miles northwest of Ambleside, within the Langdale valley. It contains a school, Holy Trinity church, the Co-op and the Wainwrights' Inn, and a quarry is located in the vicinity. Chapel Stile is situated 3 miles east of Langdale Axe Stone Quarry.

Kelbarrow

Locality

Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake. Kelbarrow is situated 3½ miles east of Langdale Axe Stone Quarry.

Langdale Axe Stone Quarry

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.45591° or 54° 27′ 21″ north

Longitude

-3.12037° or 3° 7′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C6RFV4H+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5042484794

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Highlights include Thorn Crag and Axe Workings.

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