MHG48070 - Borrowston
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (09/11/2005)
ND34SW 202 33259 44146
This disused quarry is situated within a cultivated field 450m NE of Borrowstone farmsteading (ND34SW 315). Roughly oval on plan, it measures about 10m from NE to SW by a maximum of 7.5m transversely and it has been dug at least 1.5m deep into the top of a low knoll. The grass-grown interior is now partly filled with field-cleared stones and boulders. The quarry is first depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix), but it had gone out of use by the beginning of the 20th century and is annotated `Old Quarry¿ on the 2nd edition of the map (1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 682)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 12 August 2004.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 33258 44145 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/270873 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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