Castlecraig Quarry
Castlecraig Quarry is a quarry in Highland Council, Scotland. Castlecraig Quarry is situated nearby to the ruins North Sutor Battery, as well as near the peak Hill of Nigg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Sutor Battery and Cromarty Lighthouse.
North Sutor Battery
Ruins
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Sutor Battery is a ruins, which is situated 1,900 feet east of Castlecraig Quarry.
Cromarty Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Michael Shepherd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cromarty Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southwest of Castlecraig Quarry.
Nigg Stone
Stone
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nigg Stone is an incomplete Class II Pictish cross-slab, perhaps dating to the end of the 8th century. The stone was originally located at the gateway to the grounds of the parish church of Nigg, Easter Ross, Scotland. Nigg Stone is situated 1½ miles north of Castlecraig Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nigg and Cromarty.
Nigg
Village
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Nigg, is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council. It lies on the north shore of the entrance to the Cromarty Firth. The Cromarty Firth has long served as a deep-water harbour. Nigg is situated 1½ miles north of Castlecraig Quarry.
Cromarty
Town
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Cromarty is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is 5 miles seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. Cromarty is situated 2 miles southwest of Castlecraig Quarry.
Barbaraville
Village
Photo: William Grierson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barbaraville is a small settlement on the north shore of Nigg Bay in the Cromarty Firth in the Highland council area of Scotland, and hisotrically split between Ross-shire and a portion of Cromartyshire. Barbaraville is situated 4½ miles northwest of Castlecraig Quarry.
Castlecraig Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.69588° or 57° 41′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.99243° or 3° 59′ 33″ westOperator
G.F. Job LtdOpen location code
9C9RM2W5+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 439476933OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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