Whiteleen
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Whiteleen
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 270948
Site Number ND34SW 323
NGR ND 32076 42525
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 323 32076 42525
This disused sandstone quarry is situated in rough pasture about 410m SSW of Whiteleen farmsteading (ND34SW 126). Irregular on plan, it measures about 19.5m from N to S by up to 4.5m transversely and 0.7m in depth on the W.
The quarry is not depicted on either the 1st or 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 382)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 15 June 2004.