old sandstone quarry
old sandstone quarry is a quarry in Thornthwaite, Harrogate District, England. old sandstone quarry is situated nearby to the meadow Horse Allotment, as well as near the forest Platt Hills Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thruscross Reservoir and Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School.
Thruscross Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross. Thruscross Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of old sandstone quarry.
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School is situated 1½ miles east of old sandstone quarry.
Yorke’s Folly
Ruins
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Yorke's Folly is a historic folly in Bewerley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The structure, more commonly known locally as Two Stoops, was erected in about 1820, for John Yorke, as part of the landscaping around the new Bewerley Hall. Yorke’s Folly is situated 2 miles northeast of old sandstone quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Padside Green and Thruscross.
Padside Green
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Street, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Padside Green is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of old sandstone quarry.
Thruscross
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate. Thruscross is situated 2 miles southeast of old sandstone quarry.
Greenhow
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm302, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. Greenhow is situated 2½ miles northwest of old sandstone quarry.
old sandstone quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Thornthwaite, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04488° or 54° 2′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.79739° or 1° 47′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C6W26V3+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 505853831OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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