Sand Quarry

Sand Quarry is a quarry in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Sand Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Kinnaber Woods, as well as near the village Hillside.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montrose Air Station Museum and Links Park.

Montrose Air Station Museum

Museum

Photo: Kevan Dickin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Montrose Air Station Museum is located to the north of Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Montrose has the distinction of having the first operational military airfield in Great Britain and the Heritage Centre is located on the former airfield. Montrose Air Station Museum is situated 1 mile southwest of Sand Quarry.

Links Park

Stadium

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Links Park is a football stadium in Montrose, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Montrose F.C. since 1887. Links Park was opened in 1887 on land rented from the 'Auld Kirk'. Links Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sand Quarry.

Montrose railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Montrose railway station serves the town of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. The station overlooks the Montrose Basin and is situated on the Dundee–Aberdeen line, 90 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley, between Arbroath and Laurencekirk. Montrose railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Sand Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillside and Montrose.

Hillside

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hillside is a small private village in Angus, Scotland, situated 5 miles to the north of Montrose. The village is the location for the now disused psychiatric hospital, Sunnyside Royal Hospital.

Montrose

Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montrose is a small port in Angus, midway between Dundee and Aberdeen in northeast Scotland. In 2022 its population was 11,200.

Ferryden

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ferryden is a village in Angus, Scotland in the community council area of Ferryden & Craig. It lies southerly adjacent to the town of Montrose on the south bank of the South Esk and is considered a fringe locality of Montrose, being connected to the latter by the former Rossie Island, now home to shipping facilities and Montrose Port Authority. Ferryden is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sand Quarry.

Sand Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

56.73351° or 56° 44′ 1″ north

Longitude

-2.44225° or 2° 26′ 32″ west

Operator

Montrose Links

Open location code

9C8VPHM5+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 882853276

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Sand Quarry from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Sand Quarry”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kinnaber Woods and Broomfield Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Pillbox and Pillbox.

Angus: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Dundee, Forfar, Arbroath, and Montrose.

Curious Quarries to Discover

Uncover intriguing quarries from every corner of the globe.