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Friarton Hill, Quarries
Quarry(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Friarton Hill, Quarries
Classification Quarry(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Perth, Friarton Quarries
Canmore ID 115135
Site Number NO12SW 301.03
NGR NO 1136 2095
NGR Description Centred NO 1136 2095
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115135
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 301.03 1172 2103, 1183 2102 and 1182 2109
Three small disused quarries are situated on the E flank of Friarton Hill. All three had been abandoned by the end of the 19th century but are collectively annotated as ?Old Quarries? on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire 1902, sheet xcviii.SW). Those to the NW (NO 1172 2103) and the NE (NO 1183 2102) are depicted on the 1st edition of the map (1866, sheet xcviii) and, since they both appear to have been served by tracks at that time, it may be assumed that they were still in use. The quarry to the SE (NO 1182 2109), is not depicted on the earlier map.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 11 December 1996.
