Torphin Quarry
Torphin Quarry is a quarry in West Lothian, Scotland. Torphin Quarry is situated nearby to the quarry Harburn Lime Works, as well as near Cobbinshaw Reservoir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cobbinshaw Reservoir and West Calder railway station.
Cobbinshaw Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cobbinshaw Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland. It is situated near the Pentland Hills, 5 km south of West Calder. The 310-acre site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is popular with wildfowl.
West Calder railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Calder railway station is a railway station serving the village of West Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 17 miles west of Edinburgh Waverley on the way to Glasgow Central. West Calder railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Torphin Quarry.
Crosswood Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosswood Reservoir is situated 2½ miles southeast of Torphin Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cobbinshaw and West Calder.
Cobbinshaw
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Ingram, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cobbinshaw is a small hamlet in West Lothian, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road from nearby Woolfords. Cobbinshaw is at 1,000 feet above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills. Cobbinshaw is situated 1½ miles southwest of Torphin Quarry.
West Calder
Village
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West Calder is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. West Calder is situated 2 miles northwest of Torphin Quarry.
Woolfords
Village
Woolfords is a small hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Woolfords is located on the road between Auchengray and West Calder, next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir. Woolfords is situated 2½ miles southwest of Torphin Quarry.
Torphin Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.82198° or 55° 49′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.55022° or 3° 33′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C7RRCCX+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 125738781OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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