Goat’s Crag Quarry

Goat’s Crag Quarry is a quarry in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Goat’s Crag Quarry is situated near Yewdale Crag Moss, as well as near the forest Great Intake.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Holme Fell and Yew Tree Tarn.

Holme Fell

Peak

Holme Fell or Holm Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located between Coniston Water and Little Langdale, almost isolated from the neighbouring Coniston Fells by Yewdale Beck.

Yew Tree Tarn

Photo: Mark Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yew Tree Tarn is a small lake in the English Lake District situated in between the towns of Ambleside and Coniston. The tarn was formed when the local landowner dammed the Yewdale Beck in the 1930s and stocked the lake with trout. Yew Tree Tarn is situated 1 mile east of Goat’s Crag Quarry.

Ruskin Museum

Museum

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston, Cumbria, northern England. It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin. Ruskin Museum is situated 1½ miles south of Goat’s Crag Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hawkshead Hill and Hawkshead.

Hawkshead Hill

Hamlet

Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hawkshead Hill is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the Lake District National Park. Hawkshead Hill is situated 2 miles southeast of Goat’s Crag Quarry.