Bowdenmoor Quarry

Bowdenmoor Quarry is a quarry in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Bowdenmoor Quarry is situated near Bowdenmoor Reservoir, as well as near the coniferous forest Hill End Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Eildon Hill and Borders General Hospital.

Eildon Hill

Archaeological site

Photo: Jenny Gumbrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak. Eildon Hill is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Bowdenmoor Quarry.

Borders General Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Borders General Hospital is a district general hospital on the outskirts of Melrose, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Borders. Borders General Hospital is situated 1¼ miles north of Bowdenmoor Quarry.

Priorwood Garden

Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Priorwood Garden is a garden in Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The garden contains an apple orchard of unusual apple trees. The flower garden is planted to supply the best samples for dry flower arrangements. Priorwood Garden is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bowdenmoor Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bowden and Melrose.

Bowden

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bowden is a village in the Roxburghshire area of the Scottish Borders, situated 3 miles south of Melrose, 2 miles west of Newtown St Boswells and tucked in the shadow of the Eildon Hills, Scotland.

Melrose

Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY 3.0.

Melrose is a town in the Borders Region of southern Scotland, with a population of 2,510 in 2016. It's nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, and service town for the Borders General Hospital.

Darnick

Village

Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Darnick is a village near Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. The name was first recorded in 1124, and has changed from Dernewic, Dernwick and Darnwick to the present Darnick. Darnick is situated 1½ miles north of Bowdenmoor Quarry.

Bowdenmoor Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.57798° or 55° 34′ 41″ north

Longitude

-2.73769° or 2° 44′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C7VH7H6+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 362218533

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bowdenmoor Reservoir and Hill End Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bowdenmoor and Scottsdale.

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