Moss Head Quarry
Moss Head Quarry is a mine in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Moss Head Quarry is situated nearby to the quarry Coniston Quarries, as well as near Low Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Man of Coniston and Low Water.
Old Man of Coniston
Peak
Photo: VanuitVoorburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the Furness Fells of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, and is the highest point of the historic county of Lancashire.
Low Water
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Low Water is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Moss Head Quarry.
Brim Fell
Peak
Photo: Freddyj66, Public domain.
Brim Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands to the west of Coniston village in the southern part of the District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cockley Beck and Seathwaite.
Cockley Beck
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 3 miles northwest of Moss Head Quarry.
Seathwaite
Village
Photo: Gordon Mellor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seathwaite is a village in the Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria in North West England. It is in the Lake District and part of historic Lancashire. Seathwaite is situated 3½ miles west of Moss Head Quarry.
Hawkshead Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkshead Hill is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Lake District National Park. Hawkshead Hill is situated 4 miles east of Moss Head Quarry.
Moss Head Quarry
- Type: Mine
- Category: industry
- Location: Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.37219° or 54° 22′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.11411° or 3° 6′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C6R9VCP+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6215676760OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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