Dead Man’s Quarry
Dead Man’s Quarry is a quarry in Shurdington, Tewkesbury, England. Dead Man’s Quarry is situated nearby to Devil’s Chimney, as well as near the peak Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common and Devil’s Chimney.
Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common
Peak
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common is a 63.8-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.
Devil’s Chimney
Photo: Wilson44691, CC0.
The Devil's Chimney is a rock formation on Leckhampton Hill, south of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It is a largely man-made pillar outcrop, formed when an incline to a quarry was cut behind it, isolating the pillar from the main hillside.
National Star College
College
The National Star College is an independent specialist further education college for people with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries and associated learning difficulties. National Star College is situated 1 mile south of Dead Man’s Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leckhampton and Seven Springs.
Leckhampton
Village
Photo: Robin Poitou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leckhampton is a village and a district in south Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The area is in the civil parish of Leckhampton with Warden Hill and is part of the district of Cheltenham.
Seven Springs
Hamlet
Photo: norman hyett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seven Springs is a hamlet in the heavily wooded parish of Coberley in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire in England, 4 miles south of Cheltenham. Seven Springs is situated 1½ miles southeast of Dead Man’s Quarry.
Charlton Kings
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Kings is a contiguous village adjoining Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. The area constitutes a civil parish of 10,396 residents. Charlton Kings is situated 2 miles northeast of Dead Man’s Quarry.
Dead Man’s Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Inscription: “Dead Man’s Quarry part of the historic Leckhampton Quarries abandoned in 1924”
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Shurdington, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86444° or 51° 51′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.07816° or 2° 4′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C3VVW7C+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1230431635OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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Highlights include 1923 Lime Kilns (Focal Point) and Foreman’s Cottage.
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