Luss, Camstraddan Quarries
Slate Quarry(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Luss, Camstraddan Quarries
Classification Slate Quarry(S) (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Slate Quarry
Canmore ID 42538
Site Number NS39SE 18
NGR NS 3552 9204
NGR Description Centred NS 3552 9204
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42538
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Luss
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS39SE 18 358 918
Camstraddan Quarries
(disused) [NAT]
(centred NS 354 920)
OS 1:10,000 map, 1976.
The 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumbartonshire 1864, sheet x) shows the Camstraddan Quarries and their associated spoil tips spread over an area of about 8ha, centred on NS 3550 9200.
Information from RCAHMS (SDB) 3 February 2000
Note (1978)
Luss NS 358 918 NS39SE
Slate quarries are recorded at Luss in 1796.
RCAHMS 1978
(Stat Acct. xvii, 1796, 263-4)