Knockhill Quarry
Sandstone Quarry(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Knockhill Quarry
Classification Sandstone Quarry(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 118903
Site Number NO41NW 12.02
NGR NO 4450 1660
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Fife
- Parish St Andrews And St Leonards
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO41NW 12.02 4450 1660
Knockhill quarry is depicted and identified as a sandstone quarry on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Fife and Kinross 1856, sheet 11) and the interior is annotated 'Rubbish'. By the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975) the quarry has been enlarged, is named 'Knockhill Quarries' and annotated 'disused'.
Information from RCAHMS (PM) 12 June 1997