United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Derbyshire
High Peak
Peak Forest
Eldon Hill Quarry
United Kingdom
England
East Midlands
Derbyshire
High Peak
Peak Forest
Eldon Hill Quarry
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 35 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Peak District National Park
Location: Peak Forest, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
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.
May 19, 2023
Please stay on the path,if you hop over the fence it’s a straight drop down to the ground!
October 4, 2020
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