Turf Pits Mine

Turf Pits Mine is an archaeological site in Grassington, Craven District, England. Turf Pits Mine is situated nearby to the archaeological site West Peru Lead Mine, as well as near New Moss Mine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mossdale Caverns and Meugher.

Mossdale Caverns

Cave

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mossdale Caverns is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is about 5 kilometres north of Grassington, and east of Conistone, where Mossdale Beck sinks at the base of Mossdale Scar. Mossdale Caverns is situated 1½ miles northwest of Turf Pits Mine.

Meugher

Peak

Photo: Rob Woodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meugher is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in remote country between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, in the parish of Stonebeck Down less than 1 kilometre outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park but within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty. Meugher is situated 2 miles northeast of Turf Pits Mine.

Grimwith Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimwith Reservoir is located in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It was originally built by the Bradford Corporation as one of eleven reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales to supply fresh water to Bradford. Grimwith Reservoir is situated 2½ miles southeast of Turf Pits Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hebden and Conistone.

Hebden

Village

Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hebden is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and one of four villages in the ecclesiastical parish of Linton. It lies near Grimwith Reservoir and Grassington, in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Hebden is situated 2½ miles south of Turf Pits Mine.

Conistone

Village

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Conistone is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles north of Grassington, 3 miles south of Kettlewell and 12 miles north of Skipton beside the River Wharfe, in Upper Wharfedale. Conistone is situated 3 miles west of Turf Pits Mine.

Threshfield

Village

Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threshfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns. Threshfield is situated 3½ miles southwest of Turf Pits Mine.

Turf Pits Mine

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Grassington, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.10288° or 54° 6′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.95487° or 1° 57′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C6W423W+53

OpenStreetMap ID

way 244047363

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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