MenuBarnack Hills & Holes, Northamptonshire
Barnack Hills & Holes is the site of a mediæval limestone quarry at Barnack, Northamptonshire. Barnack stone was a valuable building stone first exploited by the Romans. Stone from Barnack was used to build Peterborough and Ely Cathedrals. By the year 1500 all the useful stone had been removed. The site has since become an orchid-rich grassland. It is within the council area of Peterborough.
Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Division of County: Soke of Peterborough
Lat, Long: 52.62876,-0.41217385
Grid Reference: TF 0756 0462
Civil Parish: Barnack CP
Council Area: Peterborough CA
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA
GBPN ID: 302456
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Barnack_Hills_&_Holes,_Northamptonshire_302456
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Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Division of County: Soke of Peterborough
Lat, Long: 52.62876,-0.41217385
Grid Reference: TF 0756 0462
Civil Parish: Barnack CP
Council Area: Peterborough CA
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA
GBPN ID: 302456
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Barnack_Hills_&_Holes,_Northamptonshire_302456
Peruse Northamptonshire on Wikishire