Leith Hall Policies, Quarry
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Leith Hall Policies, Quarry
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Larch Wood
Canmore ID 164817
Site Number NJ53SW 82
NGR NJ 53928 30009
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/164817
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Kennethmont
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ53SW 82 5391 3000
This tree-grown quarry is situated about 30m NW of the NW corner of the walled garden at Leith Hall, and lies on the N side of the farm track that links the B9002 public road with the steading of the Home Farm (NJ53SW 24). The quarry has been dug up to 2m in depth into a S-facing slope and its entrance is on the S; it measures about 20m from N to S by 10m transversely.
The quarry is not depicted on either the 1st or 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire, 1870, sheet xliii and 1901, sheet xliii.NW respectively).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 23 June 1999.
Field Visit (June 2006)
Small quarry scoop, aligned N-S, opposite the W end of the East Garden wall. Shown on 1797 estate map
(LEI06 019)
Information from NTS (SCS) November 2013
