old limestone quarry
old limestone quarry is a quarry in Carlton Highdale, Richmondshire District, England. old limestone quarry is situated nearby to the meadow Three Nooked Field, as well as near New Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Whernside and Hunters Stone.
Great Whernside
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Whernside is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England, not to be confused with Whernside, some 17 miles to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank of Wharfedale above Kettlewell. Great Whernside is situated 1½ miles east of old limestone quarry.
Hunters Stone
Historic site
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hunters Stone is a historic site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of old limestone quarry.
Town Foot Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Town Foot Bridge is situated 1½ miles south of old limestone quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Starbotton and Kettlewell.
Starbotton
Village
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Starbotton is a village of around 60 houses in Upper Wharfedale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, by the River Wharfe. Starbotton is situated 1½ miles west of old limestone quarry.
Kettlewell
Village
Photo: Johnteslade, Public domain.
Kettlewell is a village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Grassington, at the point where Wharfedale is joined by a minor road which leads north-east from the village over Park Rash Pass to Coverdale. Great Whernside rises to the east. Kettlewell is situated 1½ miles south of old limestone quarry.
Buckden
Photo: Peer Lawther, CC BY 2.0.
Buckden is a village in North Yorkshire, near the head of Wharfedale, with a population of 174 in 2021. Other settlements in the valley described here are Kettlewell, Starbotton, Hubberholme and Cray.
old limestone quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Carlton Highdale, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.16968° or 54° 10′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.03413° or 2° 2′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C6V5X98+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 509399498OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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