MHG48221 - Blackhill
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (23/05/2006 13:10:50)
ND34SW 416 ND 30204 44409
This disused, partly water-filled, quarry is situated immediately below the W side of the farm road to Oliclett, some 240m NE of Blackhill farmsteading (ND34SW 83). Roughly oval on plan, it measures about 11m from E to W by 5m transversely and at least 2m in depth on the E. The quarry is depicted on both the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1876, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix).
(YARROWS04 318)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 17 June 2004.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 30203 44409 (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/271310 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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