Horse Crag Quarry

Horse Crag Quarry is a quarry in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, England. Horse Crag Quarry is situated near Penny Rigg Quarry, as well as near Tilberthwaite Gill Waterfall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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″ north

Longitude

-3.07228° or 3° 4′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C6R9WWH+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 553784843

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Penny Rigg Quarry and Tilberthwaite Gill Waterfall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tilberthwaite Tunnel Lead Mine and Low Tilberthwaite.

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