Broadcroft Quarry
Broadcroft Quarry is an active stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located towards the eastern side of the island, where it lies to the east of the village Easton and close to The Grove village.Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rufus Castle and Portland Museum.
Rufus Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, is a partially ruined Blockhouse overlooking Church Ope Cove on Portland, England. The names "Rufus Castle" and "Bow and Arrow Castle" have been widely used since the late 18th Century. Rufus Castle is situated 2,700 feet south of Broadcroft Quarry.
Portland Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portland Museum is a museum on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England. It is located at the southern end of the hamlet of Wakeham. The museum is housed in two 17th-century thatched cottages, which have both been Grade II Listed since 1951. Portland Museum is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Broadcroft Quarry.
Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland
Church
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Church of Our Lady and St Andrew is a former Roman Catholic church in The Grove, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The church is now in private ownership. Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Broadcroft Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Grove and Wakeham.
The Grove
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grove is a small village located at Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The village is found close to the larger village Easton, and is most notable for containing the HM Prison Portland, including its museum Grove Prison Museum.
Wakeham
Hamlet
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Wakeham is a hamlet near the village of Easton, in Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It is situated between the Straits part of Easton, and Pennsylvania Castle.
Easton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easton is a village on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The village is situated at Tophill, within the centre of the island. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Easton, including the settlements Reforne and Straits, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.
Broadcroft Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Description: quarry in Dorset, England
- Category: industry
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.54662° or 50° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.42544° or 2° 25′ 32″ westOperator
Portland Stone Firms LtdOpen location code
9C2VGHWF+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 311624873OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q15204939
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