Quarry adjoining Keil School's playing... © Lairich Rig

NS3874 : Quarry adjoining Keil School's playing field

taken 17 years ago, near to Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Great Britain

Quarry adjoining Keil School's playing field

The quarry shown here is surrounded by a wall of rock, except for an opening on the southern side that leads directly to the playing fields of Keil School (the school is now closed): NS3874 : Former playing fields of Keil School.

The quarry is cut into the cliffs of an ancient shoreline, now raised up.

Keil School :: NS3875

An independent school founded at Keil House (NR67670788), at the southern tip of Kintyre, in 1915. After a disastrous fire, it relocated, in 1925, to the mansion house of Helenslee (NS38677506), which is in the Kirktonhill area of Dumbarton. The school remained there until its final closure in 2000. The building itself subsequently remained unoccupied, and it was damaged by fire early in 2013. A housing development was created around it; Helenslee House itself was supposed to be restored as a part of that development, but, as of the end of 2016, that has not yet occurred.

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Grid Square: NS3874, 36 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Lairich Rig (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 19 April, 2005 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 11 March, 2009
Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused
Former (from Tags): Quarry
Category: Quarry (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NS 3880 7487 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.3860N 4:34.9488W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NS 3880 7485
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)