Edston Quarry
Edston Quarry is a quarry in Scotland, United Kingdom. Edston Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Castle Banks, as well as near Manor Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Neidpath Castle and Manor Bridge.
Neidpath Castle
Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by appointment. Neidpath Castle is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Edston Quarry.
Manor Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manor Bridge is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Edston Quarry.
Neidpath Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neidpath Viaduct, occasionally known as the Queen's Bridge, consists of eight stone skew arches and was built to carry the Symington to Peebles branch line of the Caledonian Railway over the River Tweed to the south-west of Neidpath Castle. Neidpath Viaduct is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Edston Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peebles and Lyne.
Peebles
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peebles is a town in the Scottish Borders, with a population in 2020 of 9000. The name is Brythonic: pebyll meant "tents" or a temporary dwelling place.
Lyne
Locality
Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lyne is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 4 miles west of the market town of Peebles; it lies off the A72, in the old county of Peeblesshire and has an area of about 4 square miles. Lyne is situated 1½ miles northwest of Edston Quarry.
Eddleston
Village
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Eddleston is a small village and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies 4 miles north of Peebles and 9 miles south of Penicuik on the A703, which passes through the centre of the village. Eddleston is situated 4½ miles north of Edston Quarry.
Edston Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.64633° or 55° 38′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.23043° or 3° 13′ 50″ westOperator
Tillicoultry QuarriesOpen location code
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way 105493814OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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