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Hill Of Ulbster
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Hill Of Ulbster
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 270800
Site Number ND34SW 164
NGR ND 33380 42537
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270800
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 164 33380 42537
This disused quarry is situated on the steep E flank of the Hill of Ulbster some 500m NNW of Mains of Ulbster farmsteading (ND34SW 304). Roughly oval on plan, but largely obscured by gorse and bracken, the quarry measures about 8m from NNE to SSW by 4.3m transversely and it has been dug into the slope on the W to a depth of 1.3m.
(YARROWS04 727)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 25 August 2004
