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| Butts Beck Quarry, Dalton Town with Newton | ||
| Butts Beck Quarry | ||
| civil parish:- | Dalton Town with Newton (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | limestone quarry | |
| locality type:- | quarry | |
| coordinates:- | SD23187475 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2374 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD27 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 16 9) placename:- Butts Beck Quarry |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| hearsay:- |
Somewhen in the 19th century the quarrymen uncovered a grave; under a slab were a
man, pony, and weapons. |
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| Holland 1960 |
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| notes:- |
There is a mine drainage tunnel at SD23207469. |
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| Holland 1960 |
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