Huntingtower Quarry
Sandstone Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Huntingtower Quarry
Classification Sandstone Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) West Mains Of Huntingtower
Canmore ID 88162
Site Number NO02SE 86
NGR NO 07500 24800
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/88162
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Tibbermore
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO02SE 86 0746 2474
Huntingtower Quarry (disused) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1985
This large sandstone quarry is situated on the S side of Huntingtower village and appears to have been exploited mainly in the early- to mid-19th century. The 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire, sheet xcvii, 1866) depicts it as being in operation and having two roofed buildings, but the 2nd edition of the map (Perthshire, sheet xcvii.NE, 1901) depicts it as having gone out of use and become partly water-filled, only the more northerly building remaining roofed. More recently, the quarry has been used for land-fill; it was being capped with earth and landscaped on the date of visit.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, RJCM), 7 November 1995.
Project (2010)
