Foss Barytes Mine

Foss Barytes Mine is a quarry in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Foss Barytes Mine is situated nearby to the peak Creag an Loch, as well as near Meall Tàirneachan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Farragon Hill.

Farragon Hill

Peak

Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farragon Hill is a peak in the foothills of the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies above the town of Aberfeldy in Perthshire. The hill is the highest point in the area of rough moorland that lies between Aberfeldy and Loch Tummel. Farragon Hill is situated 1½ miles east of Foss Barytes Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weem and Dull.

Weem

Village

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Weem is a village on the B846 near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, Scotland. The name Weem is derived from the Gaelic uamh, meaning 'cave'. Nearby is Castle Menzies. Weem is situated 3½ miles southeast of Foss Barytes Mine.

Dull

Village

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Dull is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is paired with Boring, Oregon. Bland, New South Wales, Australia, is also a member of the League of Extraordinary Communities established by Boring and Dull in 2013. Dull is situated 3½ miles south of Foss Barytes Mine.

Aberfeldy

Photo: Garrit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aberfeldy is a small town in Perth and Kinross in North East Scotland, with a population of 1940 in 2021. That county straddles the Highland / Lowland divide, and Aberfeldy is scenically very much in the central Highlands.

Foss Barytes Mine

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

56.66638° or 56° 39′ 59″ north

Longitude

-3.93428° or 3° 56′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C8RM388+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 302065323

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Creag an Loch and Meall Tàirneachan.

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