Monument record MHG48180 - Langstane

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Grid reference Centred ND 32538 41757 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet ND34SW
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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NMRS Report: (18/05/2006)
ND34SW 379 ND 32539 41758

This disused limestone quarry is situated immediately W of the A99(T) public road, 100m NE of Langstane. Irregular on plan, the grass- and gorse-grown quarry measures a maximum of 80m from NNE to SSW by 40m transversely, and it has been dug into the SE face of a rocky knoll to a depth of 8m. Vertical rock-faces are exposed on the W, N and S, and the interior is partly waterlogged.
(YARROWS04 261)
Visited by RCAHMS (ATW) 25 August 2004.





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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 271064.

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Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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