Bursting Stone Quarry
Bursting Stone Quarry is a quarry in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Bursting Stone Quarry is situated nearby to Middle Quarry, as well as near Low Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Man of Coniston and Brim Fell.
Old Man of Coniston
Peak
Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Dow Crag
Peak
Photo: Mark Croston, CC BY 2.0.
Dow Crag is a fell in the English Lake District near Coniston, Cumbria. The eastern face is one of the many rock faces in the Lake District used for rock climbing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seathwaite and Cockley Beck.
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 Bursting Stone Quarry.
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 3½ miles northwest of Bursting Stone 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 3½ miles east of Bursting Stone Quarry.
Bursting Stone Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.36623° or 54° 21′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.11095° or 3° 6′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6R9V8Q+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 123633105OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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