Hollings Hill Quarry
Hollings Hill Quarry is a quarry in County Durham, North East England, England. Hollings Hill Quarry is situated nearby to Broadoak Quarry, as well as near the nature reserve Milkwellburn Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vindomora and Christ Church Hamsterley.
Vindomora
Archaeological site
Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne. Vindomora is situated 3,900 feet south of Hollings Hill Quarry.
Christ Church Hamsterley
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church Hamsterley is situated 4,200 feet east of Hollings Hill Quarry.
St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Colin Edgar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist is a church, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Hollings Hill Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Westwood and Ebchester.
Low Westwood
Village
Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home.
Ebchester
Village
Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and Shotley Bridge. It also sits to the south east of Whittonstall and the hamlet of Newlands.
Hamsterley
Village
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and borders the hamlet of Low Westwood. The name Hamsterley possibly derives from the Old English ‘hamstra’, meaning a corn weevil and ‘ley’ meaning clearing, hence a clearing frequented by corn weevils, perhaps indicating the poor quality of farming in the area.
Hollings Hill Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90694° or 54° 54′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.84373° or 1° 50′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6WW544+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 253718048OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hollings Hill Quarry and Broadoak Quarry.
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