Kelhead Quarry
Kelhead Quarry is a quarry in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Kelhead Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Quarry Park Wood, as well as near Beckhead Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinmount House and Repentance Tower.
Kinmount House
Building
Photo: Barry Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinmount House is a 19th-century country house in the parish of Cummertrees in the historic county of Dumfriesshire in Dumfries and Galloway region, Scotland.
Repentance Tower
Historic building
Photo: Logan5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Repentance Tower is a very rare example of a mid-16th century watch tower standing on Trailtrow Hill, six miles north-west of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. Repentance Tower is situated 2 miles north of Kelhead Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brydekirk and Annan.
Brydekirk
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brydekirk is a village in Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland located approximately 4 km north of Annan. The village was a planned the concept dating to 1800 from the Paisley-Dirom family of Mount Annan, set around a bridge over the River Annan. Brydekirk is situated 2½ miles east of Kelhead Quarry.
Annan
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Annan is a market town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, with a population of 8700 in 2022. Many town buildings are a warm red sandstone, but the main visitor attraction is the First World War munitions complex that made "the devil's porridge".
Ruthwell
Village
Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruthwell is a village and parish on the Solway Firth between Dumfries and Annan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In 2022 the combined population of Ruthwell and nearby Clarencefield was 400. Ruthwell is situated 3½ miles west of Kelhead Quarry.
Kelhead Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.01074° or 55° 0′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.33074° or 3° 19′ 51″ westOperator
About Grange QuarryOpen location code
9C7R2M69+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 964249863OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Quarry Park Wood and Beckhead Plantation.
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