Quarryhills

Quarryhills is a building in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Quarryhills is situated near St Michael’s Church, Alnwick, as well as near Barndale House School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Alnwick Castle and St Michael’s Church, Alnwick.

Alnwick Castle

Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.

Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled several times. Alnwick Castle is situated 1,900 feet east of Quarryhills.

St Michael’s Church, Alnwick

Church

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Michael's Church is an Anglican place of worship situated on Bailiffgate in the town of Alnwick in Northumberland, England. The current building dates from the 15th century but a 12th-century Norman chapel stood on the site prior to this; reports of an earlier 8th-century Saxon chapel are unconfirmed. St Michael’s Church, Alnwick is situated 870 feet east of Quarryhills.

Pottergate Tower

City gate

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Pottergate Tower is a city gate, which is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Quarryhills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Denwick and Hulne Priory.

Denwick

Village

Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick.

Hulne Priory

Locality

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Hulne Priory, Hulne Friary or Hulne Abbey was a friary founded in 1240 by the Carmelites or 'Whitefriars'. It is said that the Northumberland site, quite close to Alnwick, was chosen for some slight resemblance to Mount Carmel where the order originated. Hulne Priory is situated 1½ miles northwest of Quarryhills.

Bilton Banks

Locality

Bilton Banks was a village in Northumberland adjacent to the coal mines of Shilbottle and Longdyke. It was home to many miners’ families from the late 19th century through the mid 20th century, when the mines were finally closed and the houses condemned and demolished. Bilton Banks is situated 3 miles southeast of Quarryhills.

Quarryhills

Type: Building
Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.41706° or 55° 25′ 1″ north

Longitude

-1.71535° or 1° 42′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C7WC78M+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 85950228

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Barndale House School and Saint Mary’s Chantry House.

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Places to explore: Forest Lodge and Long Stay Car Park.

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