Lownie Hill Quarry
Lownie Hill Quarry is a quarry in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lownie Hill Quarry is situated nearby to the spring Cardinal’s Well, as well as near the village Kingsmuir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Restenneth Priory and Loch Fithie.
Restenneth Priory
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153. Although there is little literary evidence, archaeological evidence strongly indicates that there was a monastery at Restenneth from very early times. Restenneth Priory is situated 2 miles north of Lownie Hill Quarry.
Loch Fithie
Lake
Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m in length. Loch Fithie is situated 1½ miles north of Lownie Hill Quarry.
Rescobie Loch
Lake
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rescobie Loch is a post glacial fresh water body located in the parish of Rescobie, 4 km to the East of Forfar, in the county of Angus, Scotland. The loch is fed by Lunan Water which enters from the West and exits to the East. Rescobie Loch is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lownie Hill Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsmuir and Dunnichen.
Kingsmuir
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsmuir is a small village in Angus, Scotland, one mile south-east of Forfar on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road.
Dunnichen
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnichen is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. It is close to Dunnichen Hill, at which the Battle of Dun Nechtain is popularly believed to have been fought.
Craichie
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craichie is a hamlet in the parish of Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland. Craichie is three miles south-east of Forfar and two miles south-west of Letham, at a junction on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road.
Lownie Hill Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.62635° or 56° 37′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.82981° or 2° 49′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C8VJ5GC+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 389414396OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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