Millstone quarry

Millstone quarry is a quarry in Featherstone, Northumberland, England. Millstone quarry is situated near the forest Bellister Wood, as well as near Bellister Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bellister Castle and Haltwhistle railway station.

Bellister Castle

Castle

Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bellister Castle is a National Trust owned castellated 19th-century mansion house attached to the ruinous remains of a 14th-century tower house, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. Bellister Castle is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Millstone quarry.

Haltwhistle railway station

Railway station

Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, Public domain.

Haltwhistle is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 22 miles 66 chains east of Carlisle, serves the market town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. Haltwhistle railway station is situated 1 mile north of Millstone quarry.

Alston Arches Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alston Arches Viaduct, also known as Haltwhistle Viaduct, is a former railway bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, north-east England. Alston Arches Viaduct is situated 1 mile north of Millstone quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plenmeller and Haltwhistle.

Plenmeller

Locality

Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107.

Haltwhistle

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.

Rowfoot

Hamlet

Rowfoot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Featherstone, in Northumberland, England. It was historically served by Featherstone Park railway station. Rowfoot is situated 1½ miles southwest of Millstone quarry.

Millstone quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Featherstone, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.95387° or 54° 57′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.46231° or 2° 27′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C6VXG3Q+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 704112025

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bellister Wood and Haltwhistle Cemetery.

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