Leith Hall, Home Farm, Quarry
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Leith Hall, Home Farm, Quarry
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Leith Hall Policies; Knockandy Hill
Canmore ID 147764
Site Number NJ53SW 72
NGR NJ 5459 3017
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/147764
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Kennethmont
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ53SW 72 5459 3017
This disused quarry is situated in woodland close to the foot of the S flank of Knockandy Hill and lies 50m N of the steading of Leith Hall Home Farm (NJ53SW 24). The quarry measures about 20m in diameter and is 6m in depth on the N; it is depicted on both the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire, 1870, sheet xliii and 1901, sheet xliii.NE respectively).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 23 June 1999.
