Building record MAB5283 - CLASHACH QUARRY
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Summary
Sandstone quarry, still in use, depicted on historic OS maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1628 7021 (214m by 232m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ17SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Duffus |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Sandstone quarry, still in use, depicted on historic OS maps. To the north of the quarry is a smithy and harbour. The 2nd edition OS map also shows two cranes on the harbour walls. The harbour walls and smithy do not appear on current OS maps. The quarry exported sandstone via the harbour to London and other parts of England. Both harbour and quarry were owned by Sir William Gordon Cumming of Altyre. The 19th century quarry has been subsumed into the modern workings. The smithy has been reduced to grass covered footings. All that remains of the harbour are the footings of a thick wall that former the northeast and northwest sides. In a cave (Quarryman's Cave) within the quarry site (southwest of the site of the smithy) graffiti of ships and other carvings and remains of a building have been recorded (see NJ17SE0028). Remains of the quarry also recorded during site visit as part of Moray Community Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (CCZAS) in 2022.
SCAPE , 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY MORAY: CULBIN TO CULLEN (Bibliographic reference). SAB4861.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ17SE19;
- NRHE Numlink: 358006;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ17SE0016;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/358006 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB4861 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE . 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY MORAY: CULBIN TO CULLEN.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 12 2024 2:30PM
