Hyndford Quarry

Hyndford Quarry is an aggregates quarry in Lanark, South Lanarkshire operated by Cemex UK. It takes its name from the nearby village of Hyndford and has an entry on the register of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dundaff Linn and Lanark railway station.

Dundaff Linn

Waterfall

Photo: R Pollack, Public domain.

Dundaff Linn is a waterfall, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Hyndford Quarry.

Lanark railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.

Lanark railway station, managed by ScotRail, is the southern terminus of the Argyle Line on Bannatyne Street, Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is staffed part-time. Lanark railway station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hyndford Quarry.

Robert Owen’s House, 3 Rosedale Street, New Lanark

Museum

Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Robert Owen’s House, 3 Rosedale Street, New Lanark is a museum, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hyndford Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Lanark and Lanark.

New Lanark

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

New Lanark is a complex of cotton mills and associated village in Clydesdale, South West Scotland, founded in 1786 to take advantage of water power from the fast-descending River Clyde.

Lanark

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lanark is a market town in Clydesdale, 28 miles southeast of Glasgow. Historically it was the county town of Lanarkshire, but that is nowadays Hamilton.

Ravenstruther

Village

Photo: Tb240904, Public domain.

Ravenstruther is a small hamlet in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the town of Lanark. In 1517 the lands of Carstairs and Ravenstruther were granted to William Sommerville. Ravenstruther is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hyndford Quarry.

Hyndford Quarry

Type: Quarry
Description: aggregate quarry in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Category: industry
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.65486° or 55° 39′ 18″ north

Longitude

-3.74924° or 3° 44′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C7RM732+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 97691912

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

Wikidata ID

Q15227349

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crannog and Robiesland Bog.

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