Torrin Quarry
Torrin Quarry is a quarry in Highland Council, Scotland. Torrin Quarry is situated nearby to Torrin Pools, as well as near the peak Cnoc Slapin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Beinn na Caillich.
High Pasture Cave
Cave
Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place. High Pasture Cave is situated 1½ miles southeast of Torrin Quarry.
Beinn na Caillich
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beinn na Caillich is a mountain with a height of 732 metres, west of Broadford on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is one of the Red Hills, or Red Cuillin. There is another Beinn na Caillich at Kyle Rhea on Skye, with an identical height. Beinn na Caillich is situated 2 miles northeast of Torrin Quarry.
Loch Cill Chriosd
Lake
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Cill Chriosd is a lake, which is situated 2½ miles east of Torrin Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torrin and Kilbride.
Torrin
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrin is a settlement on the island of Skye in Scotland.
Kilbride
Hamlet
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The township is situated in a pocket of fertile lime-rich soil, between the Red Hills to the north and Beinn an Dubhaich and the Suidhisnis peninsula to the south.
Kilmarie
Hamlet
Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.
Kilmarie or Kilmaree, is a village in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon. Kilmarie is situated 3 miles southwest of Torrin Quarry.
Torrin Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.21829° or 57° 13′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.0212° or 6° 1′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C9M6X9H+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 241933940OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torrin Pools and Cnoc Slapin.
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