Monument record MHG1580 - Quarry, Castlehill Pavement Works

Summary

Upper Castletown quarry associated with the Castlehill Pavement Works.

Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1866 6821 (556m by 215m)
Map sheet ND16NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

West Caithness Local Plan, May 1987: P60/4.19. Environmental Improvements - Former Quarries.
Recommendations: The Scottish Development Agency should consider measures to reduce the environmental effects of former slate quarries <1>.

This quarry is drawn on the first edition 25" OS map c.1874. The quarry is still in active use (despite the associated Windmill being marked as 'Old Windmill') and by the second edition 25" OS map c.1905 it has greatly expanded into the area of the old windmill. The 2nd edition map annotates the quarry as 'Upper Castletown Quarry' <2>.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Verbal Communication: Aitken, J. Comments by Jacquie Aitken, SMR Assistant. 22/05/2001.
  • <2> Verbal Communication: Puls, A. Comment by Andrew Puls, HC Archaeologist.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2008 12:06PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.