Rubislaw quarry
Rubislaw Quarry is a quarry situated at the Hill of Rubislaw in the west end of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The quarry is one of the biggest man-made holes in Europe at approximately 466 ft. deep, and with a diameter of 394 ft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: quarry lake in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rubislaw Quarry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gordon Highlanders Museum and Johnston Gardens.
Gordon Highlanders Museum
Museum
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794, merged with the 75th Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994. Gordon Highlanders Museum is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Rubislaw quarry.
Johnston Gardens
Garden
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnston Gardens is a small public garden in Aberdeen, Scotland. The garden has won the Britain in Bloom competition many times. The gardens are used for weddings, both ceremonies and for photography. Johnston Gardens is situated 1,400 feet south of Rubislaw quarry.
Rubislaw Church
Church
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rubislaw Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in the Queen's Cross area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It has a recently refurbished church centre on Fountainhall Road. Rubislaw Church is situated 1 mile east of Rubislaw quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rubislaw and Craigiebuckler.
Rubislaw
Suburb
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rubislaw is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located in the area between Queen's Road and King's Gate, including Rubislaw Den North and South. It is close to Rubislaw Quarry and the Rubislaw Playing Fields used by Aberdeen Grammar School.
Craigiebuckler
Suburb
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craigiebuckler is a residential area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is around 2 miles south west of the city centre. The local schools are Hazlehead Primary School and Hazlehead Academy.
Rubislaw quarry
- Categories: lake and granite quarry
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.14001° or 57° 8′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.14854° or 2° 8′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C9V4VR2+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 7919600OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q2171671
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Rubislaw quarry” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره روبيسلاو كوارى”
- French: “Rubislaw quarry”
- German: “Rubislaw Quarry”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include PureGym and Craigiebuckler Parish Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rubislaw quarry”. Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.