Brathay Slate Quarry
Brathay Slate Quarry is a quarry in Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness, England. Brathay Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Angle Wood, as well as near the peak High Crag.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wray Castle and Black Fell.
Wray Castle
Castle
Photo: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building at Claife in Cumbria within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire. The house and grounds have belonged to the National Trust since 1929.
Black Fell
Peak
Black Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It rises to the north of Tarn Hows, between Coniston and Hawkshead.
Holy Trinity Church, Brathay
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is in Bog Lane in the village of Brathay, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Holy Trinity Church, Brathay is situated 1¼ miles north of Brathay Slate Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brathay and Clappersgate.
Brathay
Hamlet
Photo: Steph Aitchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brathay is a hamlet in Skelwith parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the hamlet lies close to Clappersgate on the south bank of the River Brathay, and is about 0.9 miles south west of Ambleside.
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.
Skelwith Bridge
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelwith Bridge is a small village in the southern area of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. Historically, Skelwith Bridge is part of Westmorland, lying on the ancient boundary with Lancashire.
Brathay Slate Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.40497° or 54° 24′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.99042° or 2° 59′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6VC235+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 243755368OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Angle Wood and High Crag.
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