Preston under Scar Quarry
Preston under Scar Quarry is a quarry in Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire District, England. Preston under Scar Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Pasture Wood, as well as near St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar and Wensley Quarry.
St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar
Church
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Church is a parish church in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Preston-under-Scar was in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Wensley. St Margaret’s Church, Preston-under-Scar is situated 1,600 feet south of Preston under Scar Quarry.
Wensley Quarry
Quarry
Wensley Quarry is an active limestone quarry near to Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire, England. Products from the quarry include industrial carbonate, crushed rock aggregate, and agricultural lime. Wensley Quarry is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Preston under Scar Quarry.
Keld Heads Mine
Ruins
Keld Heads Mine is a closed lead mine in Preston-under-Scar, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Lead is first recorded as having been mined at Keld Heads in the 12th century. Keld Heads Mine is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Preston under Scar Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wensley and West Witton.
Wensley
Village
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wensley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a few homes and holiday cottage, an inn, a pub and a historic church. Wensley is situated 1½ miles southeast of Preston under Scar Quarry.
West Witton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Witton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684. West Witton is situated 2 miles south of Preston under Scar Quarry.
Swinithwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swinithwaite is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A684 road, 2 miles miles east of Aysgarth. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Swinithwaite is situated 2 miles southwest of Preston under Scar Quarry.
Preston under Scar Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Preston-under-Scar, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.31988° or 54° 19′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.89155° or 1° 53′ 30″ westOperator
TarmacOpen location code
9C6W8495+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 282900752OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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