Limestone Boulder Pits
Limestone Boulder Pits is a quarry in Burley, Bradford, England. Limestone Boulder Pits is situated nearby to the quarry Whin Hills, as well as near the peak Reva Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Menston railway station and Cairn known as the Great Skirtful of Stones.
Menston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Menston railway station serves Menston in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square, it is served by Class 331 and 333 electric trains run by Northern Trains, who also manage the station. Menston railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Limestone Boulder Pits.
Cairn known as the Great Skirtful of Stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Milestone Society, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairn known as the Great Skirtful of Stones is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Limestone Boulder Pits.
Grubstones
Archaeological site
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grubstones is a stone circle on Burley Moor in West Yorkshire, England. It is believed to be either an embanked stone circle or a ring cairn. Grubstones is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Limestone Boulder Pits.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burley Woodhead and Hawksworth.
Burley Woodhead
Hamlet
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burley Woodhead is a hamlet in the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is 1 mile to the south-west of Burley in Wharfedale and is approximately 3 miles from the spa town of Ilkley.
Hawksworth
Village
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawksworth is a village 1 mile west of the town of Guiseley, in the Leeds district, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located to the south of Menston and north of Baildon.
Burley in Wharfedale
Village
Photo: John Sparshatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burley in Wharfedale is a village and civil parish within the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wharfedale valley. In 2011, it had a population of 7,041. Burley in Wharfedale is situated 2½ miles northeast of Limestone Boulder Pits.
Limestone Boulder Pits
- Type: Quarry
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Burley, Bradford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.88336° or 53° 53′ 0″ northLongitude
-1.77309° or 1° 46′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C5WV6MG+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 991709028OpenStreetMap feature
historic=quarry
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