Friarton Hill, St Magdalene's Quarry
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Friarton Hill, St Magdalene's Quarry
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Perth, Friarton Quarries
Canmore ID 115134
Site Number NO12SW 301.02
NGR NO 1136 2095
NGR Description Centred NO 1136 2095
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/115134
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 301.02 centred 1136 2095
St Magdalene's Quarry
(Disused) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1994.
St. Magdalene's Quarry, which lies on the SW flank of Friarton Hill, is now disused. It is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire, 1866, sheet xcviii) as a small quarry with an access road leading to it from the N. It was still in use at the end of the 19th century (2nd edition map, Perthshire, sheet XCVIII.SW, 1902) and had expanded considerably to the SE.
The depiction of the quarry on the OS 1:10,000 map of 1994 indicates that the quarry remained in use for some years after 1902.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 11 December 1996.
