Raisby Hill Quarry

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Raisby Hill Quarry is one of 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham. For more of the same, Cassop Vale and Wingate Quarry are close by. The closest station is Durham, about 10.3 km to the north-west.

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