Loanhead Quarry
Loanhead Quarry is a quarry in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Loanhead Quarry is situated nearby to the golf course Beith Golf Club, as well as near the peak Fullwoodhead Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lowes Loch and Lochwinnoch railway station.
Lowes Loch
Lowes Loch, The Lochs or Loch of Hill is now a small natural freshwater loch in the North Ayrshire Council Areas, Scotland, lying in a glacial kettle hole, once of greater extent, lying below Brownmuir and Lochland Hills on the Threepwood Road, near Beith, in the Parish of Beith. Lowes Loch is situated 3,700 feet east of Loanhead Quarry.Lochwinnoch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lochwinnoch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Lochwinnoch railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Loanhead Quarry.
Barr Castle
Castle
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barr Castle is a late medieval tower house. It can be seen today as a ruin on a low ridge to the south of the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Barr Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Loanhead Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beith and Hessilhead hamlet.
Beith
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beith is a town in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland approximately 20 miles south-west of Glasgow. The town is situated on the crest of a hill and was known originally as the "Hill o' Beith" after its Court Hill.
Hessilhead hamlet
Hamlet
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Hessilhead hamlet or Haselet is a small settlement or clachan in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated to the east of the town of Beith and stands on the course of the Dusk Water that once drove the local mill. Hessilhead hamlet is situated 2 miles southeast of Loanhead Quarry.
Lochwinnoch
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory village serving nearby urban centres such as Glasgow and Paisley. Lochwinnoch is situated 2½ miles northwest of Loanhead Quarry.
Loanhead Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.76478° or 55° 45′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.60506° or 4° 36′ 18″ westOperator
Malcolm ConstructionOpen location code
9C7QQ97V+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 38347385OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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