Longhoughton Quarry
Longhoughton Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland in North East England. The site is a now disused quarry which yielded whinstone, a hard dark rock associated in Northumberland with the Whin Sill.Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ratcheugh Observatory and Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
Ratcheugh Observatory
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ratcheugh Observatory is a late 18th-century folly on a prominent crag between Alnwick and Longhoughton in north Northumberland, England. Commissioned by Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, the castellated Observatory incorporates a viewing tower with prospects of Alnwick and its castle, and of the North Sea coast at Boulmer. Ratcheugh Observatory is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Longhoughton Quarry.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul is situated 1 mile east of Longhoughton Quarry.
RAF Boulmer
Military installation
Photo: Stuart Meek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Boulmer or more simply RAF Boulmer is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland, England, and is home to the Air Command and Control Force, 19 Sqn - Control and Reporting Centre Boulmer, 20 Sqn - Operational Conversion Unit and 144 Signals Unit. RAF Boulmer is situated 1½ miles east of Longhoughton Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Littlehoughton and Denwick.
Denwick
Village
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick.
Lesbury
Village
Lesbury is a small rural village in Northumberland in the north of England. It is built on the main coastal road 3.5 miles southeast of Alnwick, on the north bank of the River Aln. Alnmouth railway station is about half a mile away. Lesbury is situated 2½ miles south of Longhoughton Quarry.
Longhoughton Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Description: Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Northumberland
- Categories: Site of Special Scientific Interest and industry
- Location: Longhoughton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.4301° or 55° 25′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.64301° or 1° 38′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7WC9J4+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 130077783OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q45202530
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