Moor Quarries

Moor Quarries is a quarry in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Moor Quarries is situated nearby to Blue Quarry, as well as near Yewdale Crag Moss.

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 1 mile 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.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Andrew is situated 1¼ miles south of Moor Quarries.

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

54.38575° or 54° 23′ 9″ north

Longitude

-3.08417° or 3° 5′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C6R9WP8+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 471123323

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=spoil_heap

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