Dowlow Quarry

Dowlow Quarry is a quarry in Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District, England. Dowlow Quarry is situated nearby to the peak Aldery Cliff, as well as near High Wheeldon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Wheeldon and Cronkston Low bowl barrow.

High Wheeldon

Peak

Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Wheeldon is a dome-shaped hill near the Staffordshire border in Hartington Middle Quarter civil parish, Derbyshire, in the Peak District valley of Upper Dovedale, overlooking the villages of Earl Sterndale, Longnor and Crowdecote.

Cronkston Low bowl barrow

Archaeological site

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cronkston Low bowl barrow is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Dowlow Quarry.

Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School

School

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School is situated 4,100 feet west of Dowlow Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Earl Sterndale and Crowdecote.

Earl Sterndale

Village

Photo: Phil Eptlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Earl Sterndale is a village in the Upper Dove Valley in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, situated near the River Dove, 5 miles south of Buxton, and 8 miles west of Bakewell.

Crowdecote

Village

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

Crowdecote is a small village in Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire about 6 miles south of Buxton. Crowdecote is within the civil parish of Hartington Middle Quarter.

Longnor

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Longnor is a village in the Staffordshire Peak District, England. The settlement dates from early times, the first recorded church building being in the Middle Ages. Longnor is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dowlow Quarry.

Dowlow Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Hartington Upper Quarter, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.20197° or 53° 12′ 7″ north

Longitude

-1.84705° or 1° 50′ 49″ west

Operator

Breedon

Open location code

9C5W6523+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 172637451

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aldery Edge and Dow Low.

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