Friarton Hill, Quarries
Quarry(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Friarton Hill, Quarries
Classification Quarry(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Toft Law; Perth, Friarton Quarries
Canmore ID 115132
Site Number NO12SW 301
NGR NO 116 212
NGR Description Centred NO 116 212
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115132
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 301.00 centred 116 212
NO12SW 301.01 1177 2137, 1165 2126 and 1155 2107 Friarton Quarry
NO12SW 301.02 centred 1136 2095 St Magdalene's Quarry
NO12SW 301.03 1172 2103, 1183 2102 and 1182 2109 quarries
Friarton Hill, which incorporates Toft Law, is a craggy mass of igneous rock on the S side of Perth. The present roadstone quarry (NO12SW 301.01)is centred on the N flank of the hill, but there is evidence for earlier activity on the S and E flanks (NO12SW 301.02 and NO12SW 301.03 respectively).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 11 December 1996.
