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  Rowrah Quarry  Index  Rowrah Quarry  

Rowrah Quarry

OS Grid Ref: NY 06000 17600

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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In the following table the value given for the distance (miles/kilometres) from Rowrah Quarry are "as the crow flies" and are provided as an indication only.

Colliery Location Distance Opened   Closed
Agnes Pit (Iron Ore)  1.0m/1.7km  
Aldby Quarry  2.6m/4.3km  
Asby Colliery nr. Whitehaven 1.7m/2.8km  1908
Barngill Quarry Distington 4.6m/7.4km  
Bigrigg (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 4.6m/7.5km  
Birks Pit (Coal)  2.2m/3.6km  
Bowness Knott Ennerdale 3.3m/5.4km  
Branthwaite Edge Quarry Branthwaite 3.2m/5.2km  
Brown How Ennerdale 3.6m/5.8km  
Castlerigg Pit Moresby 4.1m/6.7km  
Cleator Moor (Iron Ore) Cleator 2.8m/4.6km  
Clews Gill Ennerdale 4.6m/7.4km  
Colingate Quarry  3.6m/5.8km  
Countess Pit Parton 5.0m/8.0km  
Crag Fell Ennerdale 2.7m/4.4km  
Crossfield (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.1m/5.1km  
Crossfield Pit (Iron Ore)  3.2m/5.2km  
Crossgill Mine [?] Frizington 1.8m/2.9km  
Crowgarth (Iron Ore) Cleator Moor 3.1m/5.0km  Sep 1948
Dalmellington Mine Frizington 1.8m/2.9km  
Dalzell's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 3.9m/6.3km  
David Lawn (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 4.9m/7.9km  
David Pit Whitehaven 4.5m/7.3km  
Davy Pit Whitehaven 4.4m/7.1km  
Dean Moor Colliery Dean Moor 3.0m/4.8km  
Dubhead Colliery  2.5m/4.0km  
Dyan Pit Oatlands 3.8m/6.1km  
Eskett Pit (Iron Ore) Eskett 1.0m/1.6km  
Eskett Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 0.6m/1.1km  
Fletcher Pit (Iron Ore) Cleator 4.3m/7.0km  
Frizington (Iron Ore) Frizington 0.8m/1.4km  
George Pit Whitehaven 4.9m/7.9km  
Gin Pit (Iron Ore)  3.0m/4.9km  
Grange Quarry Wilton 4.9m/7.9km  
Hay Pit (Iron)  4.8m/7.8km  
Hen Comb Loweswater Fell, Loweswater 4.5m/7.2km  
Hope Pit (Coal)  3.2m/5.2km  
James's Pit (Iron Ore)  3.1m/5.1km  
James's Pit (Iron) Cleator 4.4m/7.1km  
James's Pit (Iron)  4.9m/7.9km  
Kelton Fell Mine Kirkland 1.8m/2.9km  
Kelton Quarry Kirkland 0.6m/1.0km  
Kinniside Mine Cleator Moor 2.1m/3.5km  
Kirkland Kirkland 0.8m/1.3km  
Knockmurton (Iron Ore) Lamplugh 2.0m/3.2km  Jun 1914
Lambhill Colliery Parton 5.0m/8.0km  
Langhorn Quarry Bigrigg 4.6m/7.4km  
Lonsdale Mine Frizington 1.2m/2.0km  
Margaret Mine Frizington 0.9m/1.5km  
Meadow Pit (Iron) Cleator 4.3m/7.0km  
Moorside Drift Lamplugh 2.4m/3.9km  Mar 1950
Moresby and Keekle Opencast Whitehaven 4.7m/7.6km  
Moresby Colliery Moresby 4.4m/7.1km  
Moss Bay (Iron Ore) Woodend 4.3m/7.0km  31 Dec 1931
Mowbray Mine Hartsop, Ullswater 1.5m/2.5km  
North Pit Hensingham 4.6m/7.4km  
North Pit Hensingham 4.0m/6.4km  
Oatlands Colliery Distington 3.2m/5.2km  Apr 1934
Old Crag Fell (Iron Ore)  3.6m/5.8km  
Overend Quarry Whitehaven 4.3m/7.0km  
Pallaflat (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 5.0m/8.0km  1914
Parkside (Iron Ore) Frizington 1.8m/2.9km  
Pica Opencast Whitehaven 3.5m/5.6km  
Pica Quarry  3.6m/5.9km  
Postlethwaite's Moor Row (Iron Ore) Moor Row 4.0m/6.5km  
Rowrah Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 0.3m/0.5km  
Salter Hall (Iron Ore) Salter 0.3m/0.6km  
Salter Hall Quarry (Limestone) Frizington 0.0m/0.1km  
Salter Mine (Iron Ore)  0.4m/0.7km  
Sharp Knott Loweswater Fell, Loweswater 3.3m/5.3km  
Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore) Bigrigg 4.3m/6.9km  
Sosgill (Lead Ore)  4.5m/7.3km  
Stockhow Quarry Kirkland 0.3m/0.6km  
Threapthwaite Colliery Threapthwaite 2.7m/4.4km  
Todholes Pit (Iron Ore)  3.1m/5.1km  
Todholes Quarry  3.0m/4.9km  
Ullcoats (Iron Ore) Egremont 4.9m/7.9km  
Venture Colliery Howgill 2.8m/4.5km  
Walkmill Colliery Moresby, Whitehaven 3.5m/5.6km  1961
Whinnyhill Colliery Cleator Moor 3.5m/5.6km  
William Pit  4.7m/7.6km  
Winder Gill (Iron Ore) Winder 0.5m/0.8km  
Wyndham Mines Bigrigg 4.6m/7.5km  
Wythemoor Colliery Distington 4.6m/7.5km  1923

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