Skye, Broadford, Kilchrist Quarries
Marble Quarry (19th Century) - (20th Century), Stone Working Site (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Broadford, Kilchrist Quarries
Classification Marble Quarry (19th Century) - (20th Century), Stone Working Site (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Kilbride Quarries; Strath Suardal; Broadford Tramway
Canmore ID 75416
Site Number NG62SW 55
NGR NG 62 20
NGR Description Centred NG 62 20
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/75416
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG62SW 55.00 centred 62 20
NG62SW 55.01 NG 6207 2011 Marble Quarry
NG62SW 55.02 NG 6198 2072 Works
NG62SW 55.03 NG 6203 2028 Dam
NG62SW 55.04 NG 6436 2424 to 6220 2075 and 6207 2011 Tramway
NG62SW 55.05 NG 641 236 Bridge
NG62SW 55.06 NG 64419 24219 Pier
See also NG61NW 7.00 (NG 6185 1979).
For buildings (at NG 6188 2078) possibly linked with industrial complex, see NG62SW 62.
This industrial complex was developed to extract and process marble, and was at its most prolific in the years before the First World War(MS/716/4).
Information from Dr R Miket (Skye and Lochalsh District Council), September 1993.
