Lochhead Quarry
Lochhead Quarry is a quarry in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lochhead Quarry is situated nearby to the library Angus Archives, as well as near Restenneth Priory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Restenneth Priory and Station Park.
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 2,600 feet northeast of Lochhead Quarry.
Station Park
Stadium
Photo: Alan Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Station Park is a football ground in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. It is home to Scottish Professional Football League side Forfar Athletic and to Forfar Farmington of the Scottish Women's Premier League. Station Park is situated 1¼ miles west of Lochhead Quarry.
Lowson Memorial Church, Montrose Road, Forfar
Church
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lowson Memorial Church, Montrose Road, Forfar is situated 3,800 feet west of Lochhead Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsmuir and Forfar.
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.
Forfar
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forfar is the county town of Angus, 13 miles north of Dundee. It had a linen and jute industry in the 18th and 19th centuries but those have gone, so Forfar is now a commuter town for Dundee, with a population in 2020 of 14,000.
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. Dunnichen is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lochhead Quarry.
Lochhead Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.64848° or 56° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.85548° or 2° 51′ 20″ westOperator
Laird Aggregates LtdOpen location code
9C8VJ4XV+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 548581606OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Angus Archives and Lunan Well.
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