Earnock Quarry

Earnock Quarry is a historic site in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Earnock Quarry is situated nearby to the ruins Lime Kiln, as well as near the forest Copse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Douglas Park and Calderwood Castle.

New Douglas Park

Stadium

Photo: Alasdair Middleton, CC BY 2.0.

New Douglas Park, also known as The Hamilton Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, which serves as the home to Scottish League One side Hamilton Academical, as well as the current home of Scottish League One side Clyde. New Douglas Park is situated 2½ miles northeast of Earnock Quarry.

Calderwood Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Calderwood Castle was located in East Kilbride, Scotland. The historically recorded castle was situated on a precipice on the western bank of the Rotten Calder Water in Calderwood Glen, now part of Calderglen Country Park. Calderwood Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Earnock Quarry.

Craigneith Castle

Castle

Calderwood Castle was located in East Kilbride, Scotland. The historically recorded castle was situated on a precipice on the western bank of the Rotten Calder Water in Calderwood Glen, now part of Calderglen Country Park. Craigneith Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Earnock Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Earnock Estate and Hillhouse.

Earnock Estate

Suburb

Earnock Estate is a residential area in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, which is located east of High Earnock and south of Hillhouse. The area was developed in the 1960s and is home to some of the oldest buildings in the area.

Hillhouse

Suburb

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hillhouse is a council-built housing estate on the western side of the town of Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

St Leonards

Suburb

St Leonards is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. St Leonards is a residential area on the east side of the town. The majority of the area's streets are named after Glens, Islands, Rivers and Lochs from Scotland, for instance: Loch Shin, Loch Assynt, Glen Carron, Glen Tanner, Inch Murrin, Benbecula and Skye. St Leonards is situated 1½ miles west of Earnock Quarry.

Earnock Quarry

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.76033° or 55° 45′ 37″ north

Longitude

-4.10595° or 4° 6′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C7QQV6V+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4762565295

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lime Kiln and Copse.

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