Legaston Quarry

Legaston Quarry is in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Legaston Quarry is situated nearby to Border Quarry, as well as near the forest Border Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gardyne Castle and Braikie Castle.

Gardyne Castle

Castle

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The Gardyne Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres south-west of Friockheim. The castle is still in use as a family home, and is protected as a Category A listed building. Gardyne Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Legaston Quarry.

Braikie Castle

Castle

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Braikie Castle is a late 16th century Scottish tower house, midway between Arbroath and Brechin, east of the village of Friockheim in the parish of Kinnell. It is sometimes shown as Brackie Castle or Brackoe Castle. Braikie Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Legaston Quarry.

Colliston Castle

Chalet

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colliston Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house, altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is located 6 kilometres north of Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, and remains occupied. Colliston Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Legaston Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friockheim and Boysack.

Friockheim

Village

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Friockheim is a town in Angus, Scotland dating from 1814. It lies between the towns of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose. Most of the village is in the parish of Kirkden but the eastern end lies in the parish of Kinnell.

Boysack

Hamlet

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Boysack is a village in Angus, Scotland, four miles north of Arbroath. Boysack is situated 1½ miles east of Legaston Quarry.

Colliston

Village

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Colliston is a roadside hamlet in Angus, Scotland that is four miles north of Arbroath on the A933 Arbroath to Brechin road, in the parish of St Vigeans. Colliston is situated 2 miles south of Legaston Quarry.

Legaston Quarry

Type: Shrubland
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.62583° or 56° 37′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.65729° or 2° 39′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C8VJ8GV+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 690724086

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scrub

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Border Quarry and Border Wood.

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