Rigghead slate Quarry

Rigghead slate Quarry is a quarry in , , . Rigghead slate Quarry is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Launchy Tarn and High Spy.

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is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Rigghead slate Quarry.

Peak
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is a fell in the it is situated on the ridge that separates the Newlands Valley from , eight kilometres south of .

Peak
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is a hill in the North Western Fells of the . It is the smallest hill included in Alfred Wainwright's influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, the only Wainwright below 1,000 feet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seatoller and Rosthwaite.

Village
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is a settlement in in the English . Historically part of Cumberland, it lies on the B5289 road at the east foot of the , and to the south of Derwent Water.

Village
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is a settlement in the parish of Cumberland, , England. It is also in in the English to the south of Derwent Water.

Village
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Grange, often called , is a village in in the English . It lies just off the B5289 road to the south of Derwent Water and 4 miles south of , in the county of , historically part of Cumberland, The village is overlooked by and , which flank either side of the narrow section of Borrowdale in which it sits. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rigghead slate Quarry.

Rigghead slate Quarry

Latitude
54.52691° or 54° 31′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.17895° or 3° 10′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C6RGRGC+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 509791274
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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