Carrière du Blocquay

Carrière du Blocquay is a quarry in Liège, Wallonia. Carrière du Blocquay is situated nearby to the spring A la Calowe, as well as near the cave Chantoir de la Ferme de Tolumont.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hamoir station and Church of Saint Peter, Xhignesse.

Hamoir station

Railway station

Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hamoir station serves the municipality of Hamoir, Wallonia, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The station is located at kilometer point 23.40 on along the Ourthe line from Angleur to Marloie, between Comblain-la-Tour and Sy stations. Hamoir station is situated 2½ km south of Carrière du Blocquay.

Church of Saint Peter, Xhignesse

Church

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

The Church of Saint Peter is a former parish church in Xhignesse, a village in the Belgian municipality of Hamoir. Tradition holds that the first church on the site was founded by Plectrude, the wife of Pepin of Herstal in the late 7th or early 8th century. Church of Saint Peter, Xhignesse is situated 2 km southeast of Carrière du Blocquay.

Avouerie d’Anthisnes

Castle

Photo: Rebexho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Avouerie d’Anthisnes is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Carrière du Blocquay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairon and Xhignesse.

Fairon

Village

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Fairon is a village.

Xhignesse

Hamlet

Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Xhignesse is a village in the municipality of Hamoir, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium. The village contains a well-preserved Romanesque church, the Church of Saint Peter, Xhignesse.