Horse Crag Quarry
Horse Crag Quarry is a quarry in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Horse Crag Quarry is situated nearby to Penny Rigg Quarry, as well as near Tilberthwaite Gill Waterfall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holme Fell and Wetherlam.
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.
Wetherlam
Peak
Photo: Bobble Hat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wetherlam is a mountain in the English Lake District. It is the most northerly of the Coniston Fells, the range of fells to the north-west of Coniston village; its north-east slopes descend to Little Langdale.
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 Horse Crag Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkshead Hill and Elterwater.
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 2½ miles southeast of Horse Crag Quarry.
Elterwater
Village
Elterwater is a village in the English Lake District and the county of Cumbria. The village lies half a mile north-west of the lake of Elter Water, from which it derives its name. Elterwater is situated 3 miles northeast of Horse Crag Quarry.
Horse Crag Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.39662° or 54° 23′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.07228° or 3° 4′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C6R9WWH+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 553784843OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penny Rigg Quarry and Tilberthwaite Gill Waterfall.
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