Moor Quarries
Moor Quarries is a quarry in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Moor Quarries is situated nearby to Yewdale Crag Moss, as well as near the peak Wetherlam.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruskin Museum and Wetherlam.
Ruskin Museum
Museum
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston, Cumbria, northern England. It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin. Ruskin Museum is situated 1¼ miles south of Moor Quarries.
Wetherlam
Peak
Photo: Bobble Hat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wetherlam is a mountain in the English Lake District. It is the most northerly of the Coniston Fells, the range of fells to the north-west of Coniston village; its north-east slopes descend to Little Langdale.
Holme Fell
Peak
Holme Fell or Holm Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located between Coniston Water and Little Langdale, almost isolated from the neighbouring Coniston Fells by Yewdale Beck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkshead Hill and Cockley Beck.
Hawkshead Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkshead Hill is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Lake District National Park. Hawkshead Hill is situated 2½ miles east of Moor Quarries.
Cockley Beck
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 3½ miles west of Moor Quarries.
Moor Quarries
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.38778° or 54° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.08286° or 3° 4′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C6R9WQ8+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 414181179OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moor Quarries and Yewdale Crag Moss.
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