Petts Slate Quarry
Petts Slate Quarry is a quarry in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Petts Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Kirkstone Pass, as well as near the peak Red Screes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkstone Pass and Red Screes.
Kirkstone Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkstone Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is at an altitude of 1,489 feet. It is the District's highest pass traversed by road; the A592 between Ambleside in Rothay Valley and Patterdale in Ullswater Valley.
Red Screes
Peak
Red Screes is a fell in the English Lake District, situated between the villages of Patterdale and Ambleside. It may be considered an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells, but is separated from its neighbours by low cols.
Low Pike
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Low Pike is a small fell in the English Lake District. It has a modest height of 508 m and is situated three kilometres north of Ambleside. Low Pike is well seen from the streets of the town as the first prominent fell on the ridge which continues northwards for a further four kilometres to Fairfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rydal and Ambleside.
Rydal
Village
Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.
Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere. Rydal is situated 1½ miles southwest of Petts Slate Quarry.
Ambleside
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ambleside is a town in Cumbria. It is located at the head of Windermere, England’s largest lake, within the Lake District National Park.
Clappersgate
Hamlet
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clappersgate is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in the county of Cumbria, England. Clappersgate is located on the B5286 road and on the River Brathay. Clappersgate is situated 3 miles southwest of Petts Slate Quarry.
Petts Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Also known as: “Kirkstone Quarries” and “Pets Quarry”
- Category: industry
- Location: Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.45718° or 54° 27′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.94044° or 2° 56′ 26″ westOperator
BurlingtonOpen location code
9C6VF345+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 234590194OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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