Border Quarry

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gardyne Castle and Colliston 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 Border 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 1¼ miles southeast of Border 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 Border Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friockheim and Boysack.

Friockheim

Village

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

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.

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 Border Quarry.

Border Quarry

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

56.62464° or 56° 37′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.65244° or 2° 39′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C8VJ8FX+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 690724087

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scrub

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Legaston Quarry and Leysmill Quarry.

Nearby Places

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