2010
NS3679 : Carman Quarry
taken 16 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
This is 1 of 3 images, with title Carman Quarry in this square

Carman Quarry
This photograph (taken only a few metres north of the grid line) is a view from the top of a small hill that is located within the quarry; the hill can be seen, right of centre, in NS3678 : Carman Quarry. As the rich colour of the exposed soil might suggest, red sandstone was quarried here.
In the middle distance, behind a path, a low ridge covered in bushes is visible; just behind that ridge, and hidden from view, is a track that leads up towards Carman Hill: NS3679 : Access to Asker Farm and covered reservoir.
Further away, placed centrally in this view, between two pylons, part of High Milndovan Farm (NS3579 : Cardross, High Milndovan Farm) can be seen behind the bushes; the Firth of Clyde provides the backdrop.
In the middle distance, behind a path, a low ridge covered in bushes is visible; just behind that ridge, and hidden from view, is a track that leads up towards Carman Hill: NS3679 : Access to Asker Farm and covered reservoir.
Further away, placed centrally in this view, between two pylons, part of High Milndovan Farm (NS3579 : Cardross, High Milndovan Farm) can be seen behind the bushes; the Firth of Clyde provides the backdrop.
The former Fairy Knowe Quarry :: NS3779
Red sandstone was quarried here. The site was formerly a small hill called Fairy Knowe, but it became a quarry at the end of the nineteenth century; later maps call it Carman Quarry. It has long been disused. See Link
for an annotated satellite view putting this site in its geological context. See Link and Link (in a Geograph article) for more on the quarry, the Fairy Knowe, and old traditions about this site and Havoc Hole.
