Cruicks Quarry
Cruicks Quarry is a quarry in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cruicks Quarry is situated nearby to the peak Ferry Hills, as well as near the hamlet Jamestown.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Queensferry railway station and Jamestown Viaduct.
North Queensferry railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tbatb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Queensferry railway station is a railway station in the village of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 11+1⁄4 miles northwest of Edinburgh Waverley. North Queensferry railway station is situated 2,800 feet south of Cruicks Quarry.
Jamestown Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Graeme Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Jamestown Viaduct is part of the northern approach to the Forth Bridge in Scotland. It crosses the hamlet of Jamestown and the village of North Queensferry in Fife. Jamestown Viaduct is situated 2,300 feet west of Cruicks Quarry.
Deep Sea World
Public aquarium
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland. It is host to a collection of large sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged toothed sharks or grey nurse sharks, and various other species of shark. Deep Sea World is situated 1 mile south of Cruicks Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and North Queensferry.
Jamestown
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jamestown is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland, on the south side of Inverkeithing's Inner Bay. The nearby Jamestown Viaduct carries the Fife Circle Line over the hamlet, and the M90 passes by to the west.
North Queensferry
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North Queensferry is a village in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of just over 1000 in 2022. It's on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, at a narrow point that has been a ferry crossing for many centuries.
Inverkeithing
Town
Photo: Dunpharlain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverkeithing is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, 9+1⁄2 mi northwest of Edinburgh city centre and 3+1⁄2 mi south of Dunfermline.
Cruicks Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.02013° or 56° 1′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.39488° or 3° 23′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C8R2JC4+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 65544248OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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