Eldon Hill quarry is a large open cast limestone quarry that mostly extracted road stone. It was worked from 1950 until it closed in 1999. Some remedial work has been done with the creation of a couple of ponds and it is naturally re-wilding but currently it's still quite a blot on the landscape around here.
The quarry gives access to some caves.
Eldon Hill itself has a Bronze Age tumulus near its summit and several old lead mines.
Eldon Hole (south of the summit) is a deep pothole.

Anton

October 4, 2020

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Please stay on the path,if you hop over the fence it’s a straight drop down to the ground!

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1. Eldon Hill and Cave Dale via Limestone Way

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