Prestonhill Quarry
Prestonhill Quarry is a quarry in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Prestonhill Quarry is situated nearby to the community center Ballast Bank Community Leisure Centre, as well as near the pitch Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts FC.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverkeithing railway station and Inverkeithing Parish Church.
Inverkeithing railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inverkeithing railway station serves the town of Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 10 miles north west of Edinburgh Waverley. Inverkeithing railway station is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Prestonhill Quarry.
Inverkeithing Parish Church
Church
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Inverkeithing Parish Church of St Peters, also known as Forthview Parish Church Inverkeithing, is a category B listed church of the Church of Scotland, in the town of Inverkeithing, Fife. Inverkeithing Parish Church is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Prestonhill Quarry.
North Queensferry railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tbatb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Queensferry railway station is a railway station in the village of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 11+1⁄4 miles northwest of Edinburgh Waverley. North Queensferry railway station is situated 1 mile south of Prestonhill Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverkeithing and Jamestown.
Inverkeithing
Town
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Inverkeithing is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, 9+1⁄2 mi northwest of Edinburgh city centre and 3+1⁄2 mi south of Dunfermline.
Jamestown
Hamlet
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Jamestown is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland, on the south side of Inverkeithing's Inner Bay. The nearby Jamestown Viaduct carries the Fife Circle Line over the hamlet, and the M90 passes by to the west.
Hillend
Village
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillend is a village in Fife, Scotland, to the east of Inverkeithing and to the west of Dalgety Bay. The village is 9.5 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre. The village had a population of 217 in 2001.
Prestonhill Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.02709° or 56° 1′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.38481° or 3° 23′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C8R2JG8+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 296513592OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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