Orrock Quarry
Orrock Quarry is a quarry in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Orrock Quarry is situated nearby to the peak Orrock Hill, as well as near the forest Pirniss Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knockdavie Castle and Auchtertool Parish Church.
Knockdavie Castle
Ruins
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockdavie Castle is a now-ruined 17th-century house in Burntisland parish, Fife, Scotland. The name probably derives from the Gaelic cnoc dubh -in " black hill ", with cnoc dabhoch “the hill farm” another theory. Knockdavie Castle is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Orrock Quarry.
Auchtertool Parish Church
Church
Photo: Stewart Glasson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertool Parish Church is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Orrock Quarry.
Craigkelly transmitting station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Craigkelly transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Craigkelly north of the Firth of Forth above the town of Burntisland in Fife, Scotland. Craigkelly transmitting station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Orrock Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchtertool and Burntisland.
Auchtertool
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertool is a small village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn.
Burntisland
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burntisland is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of 6600 in 2020. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.
Aberdour
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aberdour is a small town on the coast of Fife in central Scotland, and nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, with a population in 2011 of 1633.
Orrock Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.08461° or 56° 5′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.25375° or 3° 15′ 14″ westOperator
Breedon AggregatesOpen location code
9C8R3PMW+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 89823345OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Orrock Hill and Pirniss Wood.
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