Other places · North East England
Botany Hill
In or near Gilmonby.
Botany Hill in England North East, United Kingdom.
Alex McGregor — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Botany Hill is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Botany Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located in County Durham, specifically in Teesdale. It is recognized for its geological interest and features a variety of monitored natural elements.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Botany Hill SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Botany Hill, formerly known as Botany Quarry, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a position on both sides of How Gill, just under 1 km north of the village of Hury, in Baldersdale. The site is important as the type locality of the Botany Limestone, a widespread marker horizon that is key to an understanding of the stratigraphy of the Namurian sediments of the North Pennines and Northumberland Trough.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5800, -2.0703
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Hunderthwaite
- Postcode
- DL12 9UU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1984
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4948517 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Botany Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Botany Hill?
- Botany Hill is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 9UU), in the parish of Hunderthwaite.
- What is Botany Hill?
- Botany Hill in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Botany Hill?
- The nearest town is Gilmonby. Drivers can use postcode DL12 9UU.
- When was Botany Hill built?
- Built or established in 1984.
- Is Botany Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Botany Hill is part of the Botany Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Botany Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Botany Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Botany Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 9UU. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.