Alastrean Quarry

Alastrean Quarry is a quarry in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Alastrean Quarry is situated nearby to Oldtown Walled Garden, as well as near the golf course Tarland Golf Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomnaverie stone circle and St Moluag’s Church, Cromar Drive, Tarland.

Tomnaverie stone circle

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The Tomnaverie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle set on the top of a small hill in lowland northeast Scotland. Construction started around 2500 BC, in the Bronze Age, to produce a monument of thirteen granite stones including a massive 6.5-ton recumbent stone lying on its side along the southwest of the circle's perimeter. Tomnaverie stone circle is situated 1 mile southwest of Alastrean Quarry.

St Moluag’s Church, Cromar Drive, Tarland

Church

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St Moluag’s Church, Cromar Drive, Tarland is situated 3,500 feet west of Alastrean Quarry.

Craiglich

Peak

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Craiglich is a hill in western Aberdeenshire, with a height of 476 metres. Its ease of access, Marilyn status and scenic views make it popular with hill walkers. Craiglich is situated 2½ miles east of Alastrean Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarland and Logie Coldstone.

Tarland

Village

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Tarland is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5 miles northwest of Aboyne, and 30 miles west of Aberdeen.

Logie Coldstone

Village

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Logie Coldstone is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies north of the River Dee, near Tarland in the Cromar, a basin of land cut out of the Grampian foothills between Aboyne and Ballater. Logie Coldstone is situated 3½ miles west of Alastrean Quarry.