Craigie Hill Quarry
Craigie Hill Quarry is a quarry in Edinburgh, Scotland. Craigie Hill Quarry is situated nearby to the recreation area Little Farmers, as well as near the forest Mansion Hill Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edinburgh Airport and Dalmeny House.
Edinburgh Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edinburgh Airport is an international airport located in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located five nautical miles west of the city centre, just off the M8 and M9 motorways.
Dalmeny House
Manor estate
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817. Dalmeny House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Craigie Hill Quarry.
Cat Stane
Archaeological site
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cat Stane, or Catstane, is an inscribed standing stone near Kirkliston, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in Scotland. It bears a fragmentary inscription dating to the fifth or sixth centuries and was part of a funerary complex consisting of the stone itself, a cairn and a series of cist burials. Cat Stane is situated 1¼ miles south of Craigie Hill Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalmeny and Turnhouse.
Dalmeny
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalmeny is a village and civil parish in Scotland. It is located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, 1 mile southeast of South Queensferry and 8 miles west of Edinburgh city centre.
Turnhouse
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Turnhouse is a suburb in the Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located near to the villages of Maybury, Gogar, Cammo and West Craigs. The area is south east of Edinburgh Airport, and Turnhouse is also the name for the former Royal Air Force base, now closed, which dates back to the First World War and was the origin of the current civilian airport. Turnhouse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Craigie Hill Quarry.
Cammo
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cammo is a northwestern suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is south of A90, at the edge of the city, approximately 6 miles from the city centre. Cammo is situated 2 miles southeast of Craigie Hill Quarry.
Craigie Hill Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Also known as: “Craighill Quarry”
- Category: industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97096° or 55° 58′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.35564° or 3° 21′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C7RXJCV+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 278225670OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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