Alloa Lea Quarry Cave

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Alloa Lea Quarry Cave
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Alloa Lea Quarry Cave
Location in Northumberland
Coordinates: 54°59′28″N2°29′49″W / 54.991°N 2.497°W / 54.991; -2.497 Coordinates: 54°59′28″N2°29′49″W / 54.991°N 2.497°W / 54.991; -2.497
Grid position NY683663
Location Northumberland, England, UK

Alloa Lea Quarry Cave is a short cave in the Five Yard Limestone of the Alston Block in Northumberland, England. It is situated in an old quarry on the road between Alloa Lea and Walltown. [1] The total length of the cave is 10m. [2]

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References

  1. Brook, D.; Davies, G.M.; Long, M.H.; Ryder, P.F.: Northern Caves - Volume 1 Wharfedale and the North-East, Dalesman, 1988, p. 248
  2. Scaife, Chris: The Caves of Northumberland, Sigma Leisure, 2019