Whinstone Quarry

Whinstone Quarry is a quarry in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Whinstone Quarry is situated nearby to the reservoir Underground Water Tank, as well as near the grassland Shepherds Acre West.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunterston Castle and Hunterston B nuclear power station.

Hunterston Castle

Photo: Dreamer84, CC BY 2.5.

Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Hunterston and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century. Hunterston Castle is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Whinstone Quarry.

Hunterston B nuclear power station

Photo: Jonathonchampton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hunterston B nuclear power station is a shut-down AGR nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located about six miles south of Largs and about 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast. Hunterston B nuclear power station is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Whinstone Quarry.

Hunterston A nuclear power station

Photo: Jonathonchampton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hunterston A nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station located at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent to Hunterston B. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services. Hunterston A nuclear power station is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Whinstone Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kilbride and Seamill.

West Kilbride

Photo: Scotia, CC BY 3.0.

West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.

Seamill

Village

Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde. Seamill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Whinstone Quarry.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. Fairlie is situated 3 miles northeast of Whinstone Quarry.

Whinstone Quarry

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism and quarry
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.71777° or 55° 43′ 4″ north

Longitude

-4.8883° or 4° 53′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C7QP496+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3017400147

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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