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Burn Of Swartigill, Quarry
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Burn Of Swartigill, Quarry
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Swartigill Burn
Canmore ID 271470
Site Number ND34NW 53
NGR ND 32187 45754
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/271470
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34NW 53 32187 45754
This disused quarry is situated on the S bank of the Swartigill Burn, 160m W of where the burn is crossed by the minor public road that runs from Thrumster to Tannach. Grass-grown and roughly oval on plan, the quarry measures 6.7m from NE to SW by 4.9m transversely and it has been dug into the slope on the SE to a depth of 1.5m. There is a small area of exposed rock visible in the interior and a low upcast bank on the NW. 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 510)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, IF) 27 July 2004.
