Brackmount Quarry
Brackmount Quarry is a quarry in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Brackmount Quarry is situated nearby to the hamlet Lucklawhill, as well as near the peak Straiton Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leuchars railway station and Leuchars Castle.
Leuchars railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leuchars railway station serves the towns of Leuchars and St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The station is the last northbound stop before Dundee. The station was built as Leuchars Junction station for the route over the Tay Bridge to Dundee, the previous Leuchars station being on the line to Tayport. Leuchars railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Brackmount Quarry.
Leuchars Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leuchars Castle, was a castle that was located near Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The town was created a barony in the time of King William the Lion. Leuchars Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Brackmount Quarry.
St Athernase Church
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Athernase Church is a Romanesque church located in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building and remains in use as a Church of Scotland parish church. St Athernase Church is situated 1½ miles east of Brackmount Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lucklawhill and Balmullo.
Lucklawhill
Hamlet
Lucklawhill is a hamlet one mile northwest of the village of Balmullo in Fife, Scotland. Historically, Lucklawhill belonged to the Logie parish. Lucklaw Hill is located 190 metres above sea level and marks the eastern extremity of the Ochil Hills.
Balmullo
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmullo is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 7 miles from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. Army base Leuchars Station is also nearby.
Pickletillum
Hamlet
Pickletillem or Pickletillum is a hamlet situated in Fife, Scotland. It is 9 miles from the town of St. Andrews and 5.9 miles from the city of Dundee. The hamlet is a collection of only 12 households and is located on the west side of the A914, south of the junction with the A92.
Brackmount Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.39004° or 56° 23′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.9236° or 2° 55′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C8V93RG+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 92897049OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Straiton Hill and North Straiton Wood.
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