Hilltop Quarry

Hilltop Quarry is a quarry in St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, England. Hilltop Quarry is situated nearby to Wanthwaite Bridge, as well as near the grassland Paraglider landing area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum and Clough Head.

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Museum

Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a museum located in Threlkeld three miles east of Keswick, in the Lake District in Cumbria. It includes a quarry with a collection of antique machinery, such as locomotives and cranes, an underground tour of a simulated mine, a geological and mining museum, and mineral panning. Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Hilltop Quarry.

Clough Head

Peak

Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clough Head is a fell, or hill, in the English Lake District. It marks the northern end of the main ridge of the Helvellyn range and is often walked as part of the ridge walk.

High Rigg

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Rigg is a small fell located in the English Lake District, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Keswick. It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Threlkeld and Castlerigg stone circle.

Threlkeld

Village

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, to the east of Keswick. It is in the historic county of Cumberland.

Castlerigg stone circle

Locality

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castlerigg stone circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Castlerigg is located – saw particularly high levels of Neolithic stone circle construction, with other similar examples including Swinside, Gamelands, Elva Plain, and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 2 miles west of Hilltop Quarry.

Legburthwaite

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Legburthwaite is a village in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria. It is located on the A591 road and the B5322 road. Legburthwaite has a disused place of worship and formerly, a youth hostel. It is just north of Thirlmere. Legburthwaite is situated 2½ miles south of Hilltop Quarry.

Hilltop Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: St John’s, Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.60006° or 54° 36′ 0″ north

Longitude

-3.0527° or 3° 3′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C6RJW2W+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 495704469

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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