Kemnay Quarry
Kemnay Quarry is a quarry in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kemnay Quarry is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Place of Origin, as well as near the meadow Mavis’s Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kemnay Academy and Fetternear Palace.
Kemnay Academy
School
Photo: John Aldersey-Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay Academy is a secondary school in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, situated on the banks of the River Don. It is one of seventeen secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council and has roughly 1000 pupils. Kemnay Academy is situated 2,000 feet west of Kemnay Quarry.
Fetternear Palace
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. It is near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire. Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House were built on part of the site. Fetternear Palace is situated 1 mile west of Kemnay Quarry.
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone circle and one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected. Easter Aquhorthies stone circle is situated 2½ miles north of Kemnay Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kemnay and Kintore.
Kemnay
Town
Photo: Mike Stephen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kemnay is a village 16 miles west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Kintore
Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kintore is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don. Kintore is situated 3½ miles east of Kemnay Quarry.
Inverurie
Town
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdeenshire is a county in the north east of Scotland. It's a long way north - the coastline around Fraserburgh is further north than Newfoundland - but it's mostly lowland, fertile and productive, having more in common with the central belt of Scotland than with the Highlands. Inverurie is situated 3½ miles northeast of Kemnay Quarry.
Kemnay Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.24283° or 57° 14′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.43719° or 2° 26′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C9V6HV7+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 132223161OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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