Grean Quarry

Grean Quarry is a quarry in , . Grean Quarry is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barra Airport and Big Beach.

Aerodrome
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is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of at the northern tip of the island of in the , Scotland. is situated 1½ miles north of Grean Quarry.

Beach
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tràigh Mhòr, in English 'Big Beach', is a large expanse of sand forming a magnificent white beach at the northern end of the island of in the of , in the village of Ardmhor extending to the village of Eoligarry. is situated 2 miles northeast of Grean Quarry.

Islet
Photo: Neil King, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of , the "big beach" on the north east coast of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Grean Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayherivagh and Barra.

Village
Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northbay is a township and community in the north of in the , off the west coast of . Northbay is within the parish of Barra.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the or Western Isles of Scotland. The main village is the ferry port, Castlebay. A causeway links to the island of Vatersay, and further south are the uninhabited islands of Pabbay, Sandray, Mingulay and Berneray.

Village
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of in the , . In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project. is situated 1½ miles east of Grean Quarry.

Grean Quarry

Latitude
57.00218° or 57° 0′ 8″ north
Longitude
-7.46122° or 7° 27′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C9J2G2Q+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 951518208
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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