2016

NS3679 : Path through Carman Quarry

taken 11 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Path through Carman Quarry
Path through Carman Quarry
This is the northern end of the former quarry. To the right of the path, with a light covering of snow, is a large red sandstone block. The path is marked on large-scale OS mapping, and leads to the top of Carman Hill.
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 LinkExternal 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.


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Geographical Context: Paths Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused Primary Subject: Path
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Carman Hill Automatic Clusters: · Carman Quarry [10] ·
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NS3679, 44 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 14 January, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 1 February, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3692 7906 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.6044N 4:36.9048W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3691 7906
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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