Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone)

Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone) is a quarry in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone) is situated nearby to the peak Hassock Rigg, as well as near Forrestburn Reservoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shotts railway station and HM Prison Shotts.

Shotts railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shotts railway station is a railway station serving Shotts in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 20½ miles east of Glasgow Central towards Edinburgh Waverley. Shotts railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone).

HM Prison Shotts is a prison near Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a prison holding male prisoners with maximum security classification. Shotts exclusively holds prisoners serving a term of five years or longer, with some prisoners being transferred from other prisons due to a need for a more secure environment. HM Prison Shotts is situated 2 miles southwest of Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone).

Hannah Park

Sports venue

Photo: Robert Guthrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shotts Bon Accord Football Academy are a Scottish football club based in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. The club was formed in 1950 and currently competes in the West of Scotland League Premier Division. Hannah Park is situated 2 miles south of Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harthill and Greenrigg.

Harthill

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harthill is a rural village split between North Lanarkshire and West Lothian in Scotland, with most of the village in North Lanarkshire. It is located about halfway between Glasgow, 21 miles to the west, and Edinburgh, 25 miles to the east. Harthill is situated 1½ miles east of Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone).

Greenrigg

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenrigg is a hamlet that lies in the west of West Lothian, Scotland. Greenrigg is within walking distance to shops in the bordering village of Harthill and is quick drive away from Whitburn. Greenrigg is situated 2 miles east of Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone).

Blackridge

Village

Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackridge is a small town in the western part of West Lothian, Scotland. The village name dates to 1581, first recorded as Blakrig. Later, Blackrig and then Blackrigg became the standard spelling until Blackridge became the norm in official documents after about 1840. Blackridge is situated 2 miles north of Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone).

Tam’s Loup Quarry (Whinstone)

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

55.85408° or 55° 51′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.78947° or 3° 47′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C7RV636+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 176993878

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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