Scottish Marble Quarries

The quarry was first officially opened in the late 1700s by the duke of argyll but did not operate for long because the marble was difficult to extract and.

Scottish marble quarries. Bardon aggregates 1 3 locks street coatbridge ml5 3rt. Aggregate industries inverness iv2 6xh. Skye marble in the uk there are very few true marbles but on the beautiful isle of skye on the west coast of scotland you can find the most fabulous of them all. Ardownie is a large quarry just north of dundee in tayside which has been worked for the last 15 years.

ì chaluim chille sometimes simply ì is a small island in the inner hebrides off the ross of mull on the western coast of scotland it is mainly known for iona abbey though there are other buildings on the island iona abbey was a centre of gaelic monasticism for three centuries and is today known for its relative tranquility and natural environment. Aggregate industries fledmyre quarry montrose road forfar dd8 2hx. It may have been worked as early as 1745 by the earl of breadalbane when he founded the marble and slate company of netherlorn. Special report of the mineral resources of great britain vol.

Aggregate industries isle of lewis hs2 0dd. Ten years ago when the quarry was being. Croy quarry constarry road croy glasgow g65 9hy. Ltd blocks were roughly hewn on the quarry floor.

The iona marble quarry is situated in a small inlet on the south east of the island and has a very long history. Scottish marble feels very much energetically like preseli bluestone stonehenge not in vibration but in a similar vein to how i have previously worked with bluestone to me it s like being able to tap into those ancient times and connecting with our ancestors and the land when i m working with this crystal. Glebe and kirkmabreck quarries creetown c3726 1939 at glebe lower and kirkrnabreck quarry operated in the 1930s by the scottish granite co. The limestones of scotland.

Formed 500 million years ago the amazing colours and shapes produced by incredible pressure and time on marine sediments has created a remarkably beautiful stone used to adorn. I have decided to list them on its own page as it used to be the locality where the largest of all scottish agates could be found. Historic scotland tan 12 quarries of scotland l.