Cunmont Quarry

Cunmont Quarry is a quarry in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cunmont Quarry is situated near Forbes of Kingennie Golf Course, as well as near the village Newbigging.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial and Affleck Castle.

Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial

Church

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Cunmont Quarry.

Affleck Castle

Castle

Photo: Douglas Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Affleck Castle, also known as Auchenleck Castle, is a tall L-plan tower house dating from the 15th century, 4 miles north of Monifieth and 1 mile west of Monikie Parish Church, Angus, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. It is not open to the public. Affleck Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Cunmont Quarry.

Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses

Archaeological site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carlungie and Ardestie Earthhouses can be found in farmland north of Monifieth and Carnoustie. They date to the late Iron Age, from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. They are examples of souterrains, probably used to store food. Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses is situated 1½ miles east of Cunmont Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newbigging and Wellbank.

Newbigging

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newbigging is a village in Angus, Scotland, two miles northeast of Dundee. The name "Newbigging" originally referred to a "new bigging" or "new cottar town".

Wellbank

Village

Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wellbank is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately three miles north of Dundee, on the B978 road.

Kingennie

Village

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingennie is a village in Angus, Scotland, two miles north of Monifieth. It is mostly known for the Forbes Of Kingennie holiday and golf resort. The village lies on the B961 road.

Cunmont Quarry

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

56.52128° or 56° 31′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.83338° or 2° 50′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C8VG5C8+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 396698943

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Forbes of Kingennie Golf Course and Denfind Stone.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cunmont and Shank of Omachie.

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