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

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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.

St Michael and All Angels Church

Church

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael and All Angels Church is a Church of England parish church located within the grounds of the gardens of Howick Hall in the village of Howick, Northumberland, England. St Michael and All Angels Church is situated 2 miles northeast of Longhoughton Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Littlehoughton and Denwick.

Littlehoughton

Hamlet

Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Littlehoughton is a hamlet.

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

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.64301° or 1° 38′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C7WC9J4+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130077783

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

Wikidata ID

Q45202530

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