slate quarry
slate quarry is a quarry in Forest and Frith, County Durham, England. slate quarry is situated nearby to the ruins Pencil Factory, as well as near the peak Green Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Force and Cauldron Snout.
High Force
Waterfall
Photo: StoatBringer, Public domain.
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the European Geopark. High Force is situated 2 miles east of slate quarry.
Cauldron Snout
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria, England. Cauldron Snout is situated 2 miles west of slate quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langdon Beck and Forest-in-Teesdale.
Langdon Beck
Hamlet
Langdon Beck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Forest and Frith, in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, between Forest-in-Teesdale and Harwood, halfway between Penrith and Durham.
Forest-in-Teesdale
Hamlet
Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck, and is in the civil parish of Forest and Frith.
Harwood
Hamlet
Harwood is a small valley and village near the head of Teesdale. Harwood Beck is a tributary of the River Tees in County Durham which forms a short valley, and the village is made of the scattered houses and farms which run the length of the valley. Harwood is situated 3 miles northwest of slate quarry.
slate quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Forest and Frith, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.66096° or 54° 39′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.23715° or 2° 14′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C6VMQ67+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 272823251OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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