Brunton Bank Quarry
Brunton Bank Quarry is a disused quarry now designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, North East England. The quarry exposes a base layer of the Namurian Great Limestone stratigraphic unit, including the Chaetetes Band, the fossilised fauna within which is of current geological interest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Planetrees and Chesters Bridge.
Planetrees
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres in length. Planetrees is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Brunton Bank Quarry.
Chesters Bridge
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall. Chesters Bridge is situated 1 mile west of Brunton Bank Quarry.
Cilurnum
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, Public domain.
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland. It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters. Cilurnum is situated 1¼ miles west of Brunton Bank Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Brunton and Chollerford.
Low Brunton
Hamlet
Low Brunton is a small village in Northumberland, England. Nearby settlements include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Walwick.
Chollerford
Village
Photo: Bobthebilda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chollerford is a village in Northumberland, England, approximately four miles north of Hexham on the B6318, the Military Road, not far from Hadrian's Wall.
Wall
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby. The village has one pub and a garage.
Brunton Bank Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Description: disused quarry in Northumberland, England
- Categories: Site of Special Scientific Interest and industry
- Location: Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02309° or 55° 1′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.10936° or 2° 6′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7V2VFR+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 485622712OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q27990685
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Highlights include Battle of Heavenfield (AD 635) and St Oswald’s Church.
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