North Lasts Quarry

North Lasts Quarry is a quarry in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. North Lasts Quarry is situated near the pond Culter Compensation Dam, as well as near the peak Hill of Ord.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Proposed Aberdeen stadium and Westhill Academy.

Proposed Aberdeen stadium

The new Aberdeen stadium is a football stadium under early stages of construction in Kingswells, Aberdeen, Scotland. The new stadium, called Kingsford Stadium, would be the home of Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen FC to replace the existing Pittodrie Stadium. Proposed Aberdeen stadium is situated 2 miles northeast of North Lasts Quarry.

Westhill Academy

School

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westhill Academy is an Aberdeenshire Council secondary school in Westhill, near Aberdeen, Scotland, serving the Westhill, Elrick and Skene areas of Aberdeenshire. Westhill Academy is situated 2 miles north of North Lasts Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elrick and Westhill.

Elrick

Village

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7+1⁄2 miles west of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting. Elrick is situated 1½ miles north of North Lasts Quarry.

Westhill

Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Westhill is a town in Aberdeenshire, seven miles west of Aberdeen. It was built as a "greenfield" commuter town and industrial park from 1968, and by 2022 had grown to a population of 12,000.

Peterculter

Village

Photo: Colin Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peterculter, also known as Culter, is an outer suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about eight miles from the city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Dee, at its confluence with the Culter Burn. Peterculter is situated 2½ miles south of North Lasts Quarry.

North Lasts Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.12734° or 57° 7′ 38″ north

Longitude

-2.2892° or 2° 17′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C9V4PG6+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 115967692

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Culter Compensation Dam and Hill of Ord.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mid Ord Farm and Wester Ord.

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