Beckfoot Quarry
Beckfoot Quarry is a quarry in Eskdale, Cumberland, England. Beckfoot Quarry is situated nearby to the historic site Peat Huts, as well as near the forest Low Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beckfoot railway station and Fisherground railway station.
Beckfoot railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beckfoot railway station is a railway station on the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in the English county of Cumbria. It is situated in the civil parish of Eskdale and the Lake District National Park, and is within a 1⁄2 mile walk of the eastern terminus of the line, at Dalegarth station. Beckfoot railway station is situated 1,400 feet east of Beckfoot Quarry.
Fisherground railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fisherground railway station, also known as Fisherground Halt, is on the 15-inch gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. Its main purpose is to serve the adjoining camp site. Fisherground railway station is situated 3,100 feet west of Beckfoot Quarry.
Dalegarth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY 2.0.
Dalegarth railway station is the easterly terminus of the 15-inch gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in the English county of Cumbria. It has a café and shop for passengers, along with a run-round loop, turntable and siding for trains. Dalegarth railway station is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Beckfoot Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boot and Eskdale Green.
Boot
Village
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Eskdale Green
Eskdale Green is a small village in Cumbria at one end of the Eskdale Valley. The hamlet of Boot has an old corn mill in the heart but wander south away from the mill to find the little old church by the river.
Santon Bridge
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Bridge is a small village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, at a bridge over the River Irt. The civil parish is called Irton with Santon. The population of this civil parish as at the 2011 census was 316. Santon Bridge is situated 3½ miles west of Beckfoot Quarry.
Beckfoot Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.39183° or 54° 23′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.28887° or 3° 17′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C6R9PR6+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 219565795OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peat Huts and Low Wood.
Nearby Places
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