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| Airth
| Airth
| Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation
| Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation
| FAL
| FAL
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| Auchenbowie
| Auchenbowie
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| Craighalbert
| Craighalbert
| Upper Limestone Formation
| Upper Limestone Formation
| NLK
| NLK
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| Auldshields Bridge
| Auldshields Bridge
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| Windyridge
| Windyridge
| Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation
| Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation
| NLK
| NLK
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| Avonbridge
| Avonbridge
Line 145: Line 148:
| Limestone Coal Formation
| Limestone Coal Formation
| FIF
| FIF
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| Bonnyside
| Bonnyside
Line 151: Line 155:
| Passage Formation
| Passage Formation
| FAL
| FAL
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| Bordie
| Bordie
Line 157: Line 162:
| Passage Formation
| Passage Formation
| FIF
| FIF
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| Bowdenhill (Bowden Hill)
| Bowdenhill (Bowden Hill)
Line 163: Line 169:
| Upper Limestone Formation
| Upper Limestone Formation
| WLN
| WLN
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| Boxton
| Boxton
Line 175: Line 182:
| Bo'ness
| Bo'ness
| Upper Limestone Formation
| Upper Limestone Formation
| FAL
| FAL
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| Bridge Castle
| Bridge Castle
Line 216: Line 224:
| Carriden
| Carriden
| Lower Limestone Formation
| Lower Limestone Formation
| FAL
| FAL
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| Cadgers Loan (Cadger’s Loan, Plean)
| Cadgers Loan (Cadger’s Loan, Plean)
Line 245: Line 254:
| Hopetoun Member
| Hopetoun Member
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| Carbrook
| Carbrook
| 283700, 685350
| 283700, 685350
Line 254: Line 261:
| Sandstone quarry, 20 foot beds
| Sandstone quarry, 20 foot beds
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| Carnock Moor (Camock)
| Carnock Moor (Camock)
| 304415, 690970
| 304415, 690970
Line 262: Line 268:
| Sandstone Quarries'; 'thick-bedded white sandstone'; 'Building stone'; 'flaggy sandstone over massive grey sandstone'
| Sandstone Quarries'; 'thick-bedded white sandstone'; 'Building stone'; 'flaggy sandstone over massive grey sandstone'
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| Castlecary
| Castlecary
| 278605, 677792
| 278605, 677792
Line 270: Line 275:
| Fine grained, off-white, crossbedded sandstone
| Fine grained, off-white, crossbedded sandstone
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| Castleton
| Castleton
| 285500, 688175
| 285500, 688175
Line 277: Line 281:
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| Cat Craig (Catscraig)
| Cat Craig (Catscraig)
| 280700, 689680
| 280700, 689680
Line 285: Line 288:
| Supplying freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
| Supplying freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
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| Caverns
| Caverns
| 295854, 685922
| 295854, 685922
Line 293: Line 295:
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| Caverns Farm
| Caverns Farm
| 296345, 685970
| 296345, 685970
Line 301: Line 302:
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| Cockmalane
| Cockmalane
| 290650, 676345
| 290650, 676345
Line 309: Line 309:
| Soft, yellow sandstone
| Soft, yellow sandstone
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| Corsehill
| Corsehill
| 280115, 688295
| 280115, 688295
Line 317: Line 316:
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| Cowie
| Cowie
| 283725, 689035
| 283725, 689035
Line 325: Line 323:
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| Craig Moss
| Craig Moss
| 283160, 690765
| 283160, 690765
Line 359: Line 356:
| Largely overgrown but 8 foot of massive medium-grained buff sandstone still exposed
| Largely overgrown but 8 foot of massive medium-grained buff sandstone still exposed
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| Dales Wood
| Dales Wood
| 282145, 684910
| 282145, 684910
Line 374: Line 370:
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| Deanfield
| Deanfield
| 298800, 681115
| 298800, 681115
Line 389: Line 384:
| Massive freestone sandstone and boulder clay top
| Massive freestone sandstone and boulder clay top
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| Dickson's Wood
| Dickson's Wood
| 294180, 690440
| 294180, 690440
Line 397: Line 391:
| 35ft-deep pit, massive, medium-grained, false-bedded white sandstone'; 'boulder clay on coarse grittty false-bedded pale sandstone'
| 35ft-deep pit, massive, medium-grained, false-bedded white sandstone'; 'boulder clay on coarse grittty false-bedded pale sandstone'
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| Doghillock
| Doghillock
| 281845, 684052
| 281845, 684052
Line 412: Line 405:
| Old Quarry', yellow sandstone
| Old Quarry', yellow sandstone
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| Dougalshole
| Dougalshole
| 289355, 687690
| 289355, 687690
Line 426: Line 418:
| FAL
| FAL
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| Drumshangie
| Drumshangie
| 277960, 668740
| 277960, 668740
Line 441: Line 432:
| Quarry in 30 feet (visible above water level) of Bishopbriggs Sandstone Freestone
| Quarry in 30 feet (visible above water level) of Bishopbriggs Sandstone Freestone
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| Dunmore
| Dunmore
| 283875, 688475
| 283875, 688475
Line 447: Line 437:
| Upper Limestone Formation
| Upper Limestone Formation
| FAL
| FAL
| Building stone: Cowie Rock, Dunmore Sandstone ; 'Quarry now largely filled with
| Building stone: Cowie Rock, Dunmore Sandstone ; 'Quarry now largely filled with waste from colliery'
waste from colliery'
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| Dunmore Icehouse
| Dunmore Icehouse
Line 457: Line 446:
| Massive white sandstone
| Massive white sandstone
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| Dunmore Park
| Dunmore Park
| 288010, 688720
| 288010, 688720
Line 465: Line 453:
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| Dunmore Park Farm
| Dunmore Park Farm
| 288425, 689035
| 288425, 689035
Line 494: Line 481:
| Hardsandstone at least two feet thick, baked Blaes 2 feet, dolostone at least 8 feet; chilled edge
| Hardsandstone at least two feet thick, baked Blaes 2 feet, dolostone at least 8 feet; chilled edge
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| Easterton
| Easterton
| 280335, 686445
| 280335, 686445
Line 508: Line 494:
| Sandstone quarries
| Sandstone quarries
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| Fannyside Muir
| Fannyside Muir
| 278975, 673895
| 278975, 673895
Line 516: Line 501:
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| Fordel
| Fordel
| 294720, 685785
| 294720, 685785
Line 524: Line 508:
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| Gartincaber
| Gartincaber
| 282705, 685865
| 282705, 685865
Line 532: Line 515:
| Quarries; sandstone quarries, 3 feet of medium grained sandstone
| Quarries; sandstone quarries, 3 feet of medium grained sandstone
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| Gartwhinnie
| Gartwhinnie
| 282005, 687215
| 282005, 687215
Line 540: Line 522:
| Holes for sandstone; 'coarse, gritty sandstone'; 'blocks of pale, fine-grained sandstone seen'; "Old Quarry'; 'Quarry in 20 feet of sandstone'
| Holes for sandstone; 'coarse, gritty sandstone'; 'blocks of pale, fine-grained sandstone seen'; "Old Quarry'; 'Quarry in 20 feet of sandstone'
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| Gartwhinnie Main
| Gartwhinnie Main
| 282075, 687285
| 282075, 687285
Line 548: Line 529:
| Main quarry in 20 feet of massive, flaggy, cross-bedded sandstone
| Main quarry in 20 feet of massive, flaggy, cross-bedded sandstone
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| Glassiebarns
| Glassiebarns
| 305397, 690805
| 305397, 690805
Line 558: Line 536:
| Sandstone quarries
| Sandstone quarries
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| Glen Arden
| Glen Arden
| 281952, 678335
| 281952, 678335
Line 566: Line 543:
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| Glenhead
| Glenhead
| 279260, 675480
| 279260, 675480
Line 574: Line 550:
| False-bedded white sandstone
| False-bedded white sandstone
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| Glenhead Wood
| Glenhead Wood
| 279065, 675580
| 279065, 675580
Line 582: Line 557:
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| Gowkhall
| Gowkhall
| 304790, 689240
| 304790, 689240
Line 590: Line 564:
| Old Quarries'; 'no Limestone, all sandstone debris'
| Old Quarries'; 'no Limestone, all sandstone debris'
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| Graham
| Graham
| 289635, 687725
| 289635, 687725
Line 598: Line 571:
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| Gray Craigs
| Gray Craigs
| 304005, 687265
| 304005, 687265
Line 606: Line 578:
| Freestone
| Freestone
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| Greenhill
| Greenhill
| 281480, 686355
| 281480, 686355
Line 614: Line 585:
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| Haining
| Haining
| 295493, 676948
| 295493, 676948
Line 622: Line 592:
| Supplying Freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
| Supplying Freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
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| Haircraigs
| Haircraigs
| 281285, 681055
| 281285, 681055
Line 630: Line 599:
| Overgrown quarry in false-bedded white sandstone
| Overgrown quarry in false-bedded white sandstone
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| Hangingside
| Hangingside
| 303995, 673875
| 303995, 673875
Line 638: Line 606:
| Old quarry grassed and part filled by fragments of sandstone'; Hopetoun Member
| Old quarry grassed and part filled by fragments of sandstone'; Hopetoun Member
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| Hilderston
| Hilderston
| 297950, 671420
| 297950, 671420
Line 646: Line 613:
| Sandstone quarry, freestone
| Sandstone quarry, freestone
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| Hill of Kinnaird
| Hill of Kinnaird
| 287020, 685170
| 287020, 685170
Line 654: Line 619:
| FAL
| FAL
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| Hillhouse
| Hillhouse
| 301130, 675300
| 301130, 675300
Line 663: Line 626:
| Quarry in 50-60 feet of freestone sandstone succeeded by blaes, sandstone and mudstone
| Quarry in 50-60 feet of freestone sandstone succeeded by blaes, sandstone and mudstone
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| Howierigg
| Howierigg
| 284560, 678900
| 284560, 678900
Line 671: Line 633:
| Sandstone quarries, massive beds
| Sandstone quarries, massive beds
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| Inzievar Wood
| Inzievar Wood
| 303165, 688363
| 303165, 688363
Line 679: Line 640:
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| Jenny Lind
| Jenny Lind
| 279575, 679995
| 279575, 679995
Line 687: Line 647:
| Yellow sandstone
| Yellow sandstone
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| Kincardine (Sands)
| Kincardine (Sands)
| 294450, 686400
| 294450, 686400
Line 695: Line 654:
| Building Stone: Passage Formation Sandstone
| Building Stone: Passage Formation Sandstone
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| Kingscavil (Linlithgow)
| Kingscavil (Linlithgow)
| 302720, 676430
| 302720, 676430
Line 703: Line 661:
| Quarry linked to Union Canal; in 60 feet of hard massive sandstone; Building Stone: Kingscavil Stone
| Quarry linked to Union Canal; in 60 feet of hard massive sandstone; Building Stone: Kingscavil Stone
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| Kinneil
| Kinneil
| 297000, 679130
| 297000, 679130
Line 711: Line 668:
| Sandstone outcrop
| Sandstone outcrop
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| Kinningars Park
| Kinningars Park
| 301170, 681140
| 301170, 681140
Line 719: Line 675:
| Quarry in pale brown and yellow, fine grained sandstone with faky partings; rooty sandstone, partly micaceous, ironstained in part'
| Quarry in pale brown and yellow, fine grained sandstone with faky partings; rooty sandstone, partly micaceous, ironstained in part'
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|-
| Kirkbrae Wood
| Kirkbrae Wood
| 299445, 686205
| 299445, 686205
Line 727: Line 682:
| Innacessible
| Innacessible
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| Kirkton
| Kirkton
| 289600, 683940
| 289600, 683940
Line 735: Line 689:
| Quarry in 3 metres of sandstone under 2 metres of drift
| Quarry in 3 metres of sandstone under 2 metres of drift
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| Langlands
| Langlands
| 282575, 685260
| 282575, 685260
Line 743: Line 696:
| Sandstone quarries
| Sandstone quarries
|-
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| Larbert Bridge
| Larbert Bridge
| 285620, 681955
| 285620, 681955
Line 751: Line 703:
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| Lathallan
| Lathallan
| 294040, 677565
| 294040, 677565
Line 759: Line 710:
| Opened c.1845, white sandstone, hard and durable (Ker)
| Opened c.1845, white sandstone, hard and durable (Ker)
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| Loanhead
| Loanhead
| 305680, 690450
| 305680, 690450
Line 767: Line 717:
| Dark grey sandstone and thin shale
| Dark grey sandstone and thin shale
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| Lochcote
| Lochcote
| 297535, 673950
| 297535, 673950
Line 776: Line 724:
| Old quarry in 4 feet of soft sandstone with shales above and below; 'rather soft whitish sandstone false-bedded fine & felspathic'; 'about 12ft grit with sandy fakes & grit band above'
| Old quarry in 4 feet of soft sandstone with shales above and below; 'rather soft whitish sandstone false-bedded fine & felspathic'; 'about 12ft grit with sandy fakes & grit band above'
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| Lochdrum
| Lochdrum
| 281809, 678149
| 281809, 678149
Line 784: Line 731:
| Quarried on a small scale (Cameron)
| Quarried on a small scale (Cameron)
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| Longannet
| Longannet
| 294990, 685670
| 294990, 685670
Line 792: Line 738:
| Building Stone: Passage Formation Sandstone
| Building Stone: Passage Formation Sandstone
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| Maddiston (Quarrelhead)
| Maddiston (Quarrelhead)
| 293835, 676600
| 293835, 676600
Line 800: Line 745:
| Brown sandstone (BritPits). Quarry in operation as early as 18th century; in operation c.1865 and c.1899, marked 'Quarry Disused' c.1922 (OS Maps)
| Brown sandstone (BritPits). Quarry in operation as early as 18th century; in operation c.1865 and c.1899, marked 'Quarry Disused' c.1922 (OS Maps)
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| Maiden Park
| Maiden Park
| 299270, 680805
| 299270, 680805
Line 808: Line 752:
| Supplied stone for Bo'ness Town Hall c.1907 (Cameron)
| Supplied stone for Bo'ness Town Hall c.1907 (Cameron)
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| Manuelrig (Mannelrig)
| Manuelrig (Mannelrig)
| 293822, 676708
| 293822, 676708
Line 816: Line 759:
| Supplying Freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
| Supplying Freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
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| Midglen
| Midglen
| 288300, 677770
| 288300, 677770
Line 824: Line 766:
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| Muiravonside
| Muiravonside
| 295490, 676955
| 295490, 676955
Line 832: Line 773:
| Infilled
| Infilled
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| Muirhead
| Muirhead
| 275280, 676575
| 275280, 676575
Line 840: Line 780:
| Quarries in 30 feet of freestone; 'yellow, pebbly freestone'
| Quarries in 30 feet of freestone; 'yellow, pebbly freestone'
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| Muirhead Glen
| Muirhead Glen
| 277235, 671950
| 277235, 671950
Line 849: Line 787:
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| Muirhouses
| Muirhouses
| 301955, 680380
| 301955, 680380
Line 857: Line 794:
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| Muirpark
| Muirpark
| 281910, 689610
| 281910, 689610
Line 865: Line 801:
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| Muirside
| Muirside
| 302094, 689805
| 302094, 689805
Line 874: Line 808:
| Sandstone with 'fakes, blaes, Ironstone and thin coals'
| Sandstone with 'fakes, blaes, Ironstone and thin coals'
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| Myot Hill (High Myothill)
| Myot Hill (High Myothill)
| 278100, 682340
| 278100, 682340
Line 883: Line 815:
| Quarries in mainly sandstone with ripple- laminations at top 'baked sediments, mainly sandstone; ripple-laminated in upper part'
| Quarries in mainly sandstone with ripple- laminations at top 'baked sediments, mainly sandstone; ripple-laminated in upper part'
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| Netherwood
| Netherwood
| 276655, 677945
| 276655, 677945
Line 891: Line 822:
| Quarry in 5 metres of yellow medium-grained sandstone ; 'Freestone, grey, medium grained, current-bedded
| Quarry in 5 metres of yellow medium-grained sandstone ; 'Freestone, grey, medium grained, current-bedded
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| Newmills
| Newmills
| 301722, 686358
| 301722, 686358
Line 899: Line 829:
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| Oatridge
| Oatridge
| 304620, 673515
| 304620, 673515
Line 907: Line 836:
| Yellowish weathering sandstone; Hopetoun Member
| Yellowish weathering sandstone; Hopetoun Member
|-
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| Old Philpstoun
| Old Philpstoun
| 305800, 677730
| 305800, 677730
Line 916: Line 843:
| Hopetoun Member
| Hopetoun Member
|-
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| Pamphellgoat Wood
| Pamphellgoat Wood
| 282395, 683630
| 282395, 683630
Line 924: Line 850:
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| Pardovan
| Pardovan
| 303955, 677360
| 303955, 677360
Line 932: Line 857:
| Hopetoun Member
| Hopetoun Member
|-
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| Parkhill
| Parkhill
| 292490, 678790
| 292490, 678790
Line 940: Line 864:
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| Plean House
| Plean House
| 282570, 686550
| 282570, 686550
Line 948: Line 871:
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| Pleanmill
| Pleanmill
| 285585, 686670
| 285585, 686670
Line 956: Line 878:
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| Polmaise (Cowie)
| Polmaise (Cowie)
| 283650, 689150
| 283650, 689150
Line 964: Line 885:
| Infilled; 50 feet of massive, fine-grained sandstone; infilled; Building stone: Cowie Rock
| Infilled; 50 feet of massive, fine-grained sandstone; infilled; Building stone: Cowie Rock
|-
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| Porterside
| Porterside
| 301784, 676621
| 301784, 676621
Line 973: Line 892:
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| Quarryhead
| Quarryhead
| 289190, 676150
| 289190, 676150
Line 981: Line 899:
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| Quarter House
| Quarter House
| 281010, 684730
| 281010, 684730
Line 989: Line 906:
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| Rashiehill
| Rashiehill
| 277675, 681345
| 277675, 681345
Line 997: Line 913:
| Quarry in faky sandstone
| Quarry in faky sandstone
|-
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| Ravenswood
| Ravenswood
| 275060, 674420
| 275060, 674420
Line 1,005: Line 920:
| Freestone
| Freestone
|-
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| Rhynd House
| Rhynd House
| 304316, 691483
| 304316, 691483
Line 1,013: Line 927:
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| Righead
| Righead
| 280450, 676330
| 280450, 676330
Line 1,021: Line 934:
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| Rowan Tree Burn (Bonnyside)
| Rowan Tree Burn (Bonnyside)
| 284225, 680110
| 284225, 680110
Line 1,029: Line 941:
| Sandstone quarries, massive beds
| Sandstone quarries, massive beds
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| Seggieholm
| Seggieholm
| 279790, 689110
| 279790, 689110
Line 1,037: Line 948:
| Quarry in sandstone and blaes
| Quarry in sandstone and blaes
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| Shaw Hill
| Shaw Hill
| 301750, 687230
| 301750, 687230
Line 1,046: Line 955:
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| Shieldhill
| Shieldhill
| 290830, 676955
| 290830, 676955
Line 1,054: Line 962:
| Quarry in faky and fine-bedded sandstone
| Quarry in faky and fine-bedded sandstone
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| Slacks
| Slacks
| 274285, 680245
| 274285, 680245
Line 1,062: Line 969:
| Quarry in fine-grained, cross-bedded sandstone with silty laminations
| Quarry in fine-grained, cross-bedded sandstone with silty laminations
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| Smithy Wood
| Smithy Wood
| 286170, 687050
| 286170, 687050
Line 1,070: Line 976:
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| Snabhead
| Snabhead
| 280510, 688790
| 280510, 688790
Line 1,078: Line 983:
| Quarry in fine-grained, massive sandstone with thin faky bands, 6 - 8 feet of flaggy sandstone at top
| Quarry in fine-grained, massive sandstone with thin faky bands, 6 - 8 feet of flaggy sandstone at top
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| South Bantaskine (Bantaskine)
| South Bantaskine (Bantaskine)
| 287160, 679115
| 287160, 679115
Line 1,086: Line 990:
| "Old Quarries'; 'outcrop of splint coal overlying a line of sandstone quarries'
| "Old Quarries'; 'outcrop of splint coal overlying a line of sandstone quarries'
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| Springvale
| Springvale
| 281480, 686745
| 281480, 686745
Line 1,094: Line 997:
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| Standalane
| Standalane
| 287475, 678855
| 287475, 678855
Line 1,103: Line 1,004:
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| Staylee
| Staylee
| 277030, 671015
| 277030, 671015
Line 1,111: Line 1,011:
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| Stockbridge
| Stockbridge
| 278490, 689155
| 278490, 689155
Line 1,119: Line 1,018:
| Soft, coarse sandstone
| Soft, coarse sandstone
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| Tapitlaw
| Tapitlaw
| 301250, 689790
| 301250, 689790
Line 1,127: Line 1,025:
| Quarry on margin between sandstone and limestone
| Quarry on margin between sandstone and limestone
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| Thorneydyke
| Thorneydyke
| 282090, 684550
| 282090, 684550
Line 1,135: Line 1,032:
| Quarry working mapped sandstone
| Quarry working mapped sandstone
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| Tod's Mill
| Tod's Mill
| 296490, 678710
| 296490, 678710
Line 1,143: Line 1,039:
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| Tulliallan Castle
| Tulliallan Castle
| 294225, 688115
| 294225, 688115
Line 1,151: Line 1,046:
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| Tulliallan Farm
| Tulliallan Farm
| 293880, 690030
| 293880, 690030
Line 1,159: Line 1,053:
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| Upper Kinneil
| Upper Kinneil
| 297285, 679115
| 297285, 679115
Line 1,167: Line 1,060:
| Small sandstone quarries, massive beds
| Small sandstone quarries, massive beds
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| Viaduct
| Viaduct
| 296775, 678580
| 296775, 678580
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| Sandstone quarries, massive beds
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Gillespie, M R, Everett, P A, Albornoz-Parra, L J, and Tracey, E A. 2013. A survey of building stone and roofing slate in Falkirk town centre. Nottingham, UK, British geological Survey. (OR/13/015).

Table A4_1 (below) contains a list (arranged in alphabetical order) of all the quarries that historically produced sandstone building stone within the search area described in section 4 (156 quarries in total). Alternative names for some quarries are placed in brackets. Grid references are fully numeric (i.e. they don’t include the unique two-letter prefixes denoting 100 kilometre squares). ‘Lithostratigraphic unit’ refers to the named sequence of strata in which the quarry is situated. ‘MPA’ denotes the Mineral Planning Authority in which the quarry sits: FAL = Falkirk; FIF = Fife; NLK = North Lanarkshire; STG = Stirling; WLN = West Lothian. All comments in the ‘Notes’ column were sourced from the BGS Database of Mines and Quarries (‘BritPits’), unless stated otherwise. All quarries are currently inactive, and some will be ‘sterilised’ by infilling or flooding. Figure 15 in section 4.2 shows the location of all quarries.

Table 4.1    Summary details for historical sandstone quarries in the Falkirk district.
QUARRY NAME GRID REFERENCE LOCATION LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC UNIT MPA NOTES
Abronhill 277805, 676075 Abronhill Passage Formation NLK Pale grey, fine- and medium-grained
Airdriehead Farm 275400, 675705 Carrickstone Upper Limestone Formation NLK In faky sandstone
Airth Castle 289690, 686960 Airth Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Airth Mains 289850, 687200 Airth Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Auchenbowie 280040, 687875 Auchenbowie Limestone Coal Formation STG Quarry has flaggy sandstone at top
Auchinbee 273715, 675830 Craighalbert Upper Limestone Formation NLK
Auldshields Bridge 277045, 671490 Windyridge Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation NLK
Avonbridge 291030, 672990 Avonbridge Passage Formation FAL Quarries
Bandominie 280380, 676590 Castlecary Passage Formation FAL Quarry with white, somewhat friable sandstone
Bantaskine (Bantaskine East) 287410, 679155 Bantaskine Estate Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Outcrop of splint coal overlying a line of sandstone quarries (BritPits). Quarry face

present c.1864, 'old quarry' c.1899 (OS maps)

Bath 297460, 691110 Bogside Passage Formation FIF White sandstone
Binny (Binnie) 305530, 673285 Uphall West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Engine House' Building Stone; infilled by tipping by 1897; pale yellowish brown, fine

grained sandstone; Binny Sandstone, Hopetoun Member

Binny Bridge 305745, 673082 Ecclesmachan West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Binny Sandstone, Hopetoun Member
Binny Lodge 304855, 673160 Ecclesmachan West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Quarries with reddish brown weathering, soft friable sandstone; Hopetoun Member
Birchhill (Birkhill) 296400, 679135 Birkhill Passage Formation FAL Quarried on a small scale (Cameron)
Blackcraig (Plean, Black Craig) 282550, 686115 Plean Upper Limestone Formation STG Supplying freestone in c.1860 (Hunt). Fine- grained, good quality white sandstone building stone (Hinxman). Building Stone: Bishopbriggs Sandstone (Upper Limestone Group); several large pits; 'Plean Freestone' (BritPits)
Blackstone 280580, 685550 Dunipace Lower Limestone Formation FAL Quarry in black, medium grained silicious sandstone
Blair 302270, 689799 Oakley Limestone Coal Formation FIF Building Stone: Blair Stone; massive white sandstone with fakes, blaes, ironstone and thin

coals

Bonhard 304305, 689915 Carnock Limestone Coal Formation FIF
Bonnyside 283800, 680120 Bonnybridge Passage Formation FAL
Bordie 295920, 687000 Culross Passage Formation FIF
Bowdenhill (Bowden Hill) 298247, 674550 Linlithgow Upper Limestone Formation WLN
Boxton 288735, 673520 Slamannan Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Flaggy sandstone
Brand's (Crawbank, Maiden Park) 299360, 680730 Bo'ness Upper Limestone Formation FAL
Bridge Castle 294445, 670995 Bridgecastle Passage Formation WLN Sandstone Quarries
Brightons (Old Brigtons, Brighton) 293170, 677670 Brightons Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Quarry in 40 feet of Brighton Rock sandstone; 'Old Brighton Freestone' (BritPits). In operation c.1845 (Ker). In operation c.1860, 'old quarry' c.1899 (OS maps).
Broomy Knowes 301930, 673705 Linlithgow West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN White sandstone, infilled quarry
Burn Row 285325, 671580 Slamannan Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL "Old Quarry' 'fakes & sandstone'
Burnbrae 296010, 691420 Clackmannan Passage Formation FIF White sandstone
Burnfoot (Cat Craig) 302290, 681105 Carriden Lower Limestone Formation FAL
Cadgers Loan (Cadger’s Loan, Plean) 282585, 686915 Plean Upper Limestone Formation STG Coarse and gritty sandstone, often exceeds 60 feet in thickness (Hinxman)
Callendar House 290380, 679330 Callendar Park Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Used in Falkirk and for the construction of the Canal (Bailey)
Callendar Park 289320, 679510 Callendar Park Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Cameron Knowe 304950, 676325 Phipstoun West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Hopetoun Member
Carbrook 283700, 685350 Torwood Passage Formation FAL Sandstone quarry, 20 foot beds
Carnock Moor (Camock) 304415, 690970 Cowstrandburn Limestone Coal Formation FIF Sandstone Quarries'; 'thick-bedded white sandstone'; 'Building stone'; 'flaggy sandstone over massive grey sandstone'
Castlecary 278605, 677792 Castlecary Passage Formation NLK Fine grained, off-white, crossbedded sandstone
Castleton 285500, 688175 Cowie Passage Formation STG
Cat Craig (Catscraig) 280700, 689680 Bannockburn Limestone Coal Formation STG Supplying freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
Caverns 295854, 685922 Longannet Passage Formation FIF
Caverns Farm 296345, 685970 Longannet Passage Formation FIF
Cockmalane 290650, 676345 California Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Soft, yellow sandstone
Corsehill 280115, 688295 Bannockburn Limestone Coal Formation STG
Cowie 283725, 689035 Berry Hills Upper Limestone Formation STG
Craig Moss 283160, 690765 Fallin Upper Limestone Formation STG Quarry in coarse pebbly grit and four feet of yellow and white, medium-grained, coarsely bedded, massive to flaggy sandstone
Craigbeg 282335, 688415 Plean Upper Limestone Formation STG Supplying freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
Craigenbuck 296070, 680105 Kinneil Kerse Upper Limestone Formation FAL Sandstone quarry; limestone formerly worked
Craigs 286100, 687300 Plean Passage Formation STG
Cultenhove 278545, 690135 Chartershall Lower Limestone Formation STG Largely overgrown but 8 foot of massive medium-grained buff sandstone still exposed
Dales Wood 282145, 684910 Dunipace Upper Limestone Formation FAL Sandstone quarries
Davidscraig Wood 285525, 687185 Plean Passage Formation STG
Deanfield 298800, 681115 Deanfield Upper Limestone Formation FAL
Denovan 282431, 683197 Denny Upper Limestone Formation FAL Massive freestone sandstone and boulder clay top
Dickson's Wood 294180, 690440 Kilbagie Passage Formation FIF 35ft-deep pit, massive, medium-grained, false-bedded white sandstone'; 'boulder clay on coarse grittty false-bedded pale sandstone'
Doghillock 281845, 684052 Denny Upper Limestone Formation FAL Faky sandstone and flags
Doo Craig 297695, 691000 Blairhall Passage Formation FIF Old Quarry', yellow sandstone
Dougalshole 289355, 687690 Airth Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Quarry in 20 feet of massive false-bedded sandstone
Drumclair Row 286655, 671575 Slamannan Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Drumshangie 277960, 668740 Drumshangie Moss Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation NLK 'Old Quarry' by 1899
Dullatur 274120, 676750 Dullatur Upper Limestone Formation NLK Quarry in 30 feet (visible above water level) of Bishopbriggs Sandstone Freestone
Dunmore 283875, 688475 Cowie Upper Limestone Formation FAL Building stone: Cowie Rock, Dunmore Sandstone ; 'Quarry now largely filled with waste from colliery'
Dunmore Icehouse 288170, 688980 Airth Passage Formation FAL Massive white sandstone
Dunmore Park 288010, 688720 Dunmore Passage Formation FAL
Dunmore Park Farm 288425, 689035 Airth Passage Formation FAL Massive false-bedded sandstone with plants
Dunmore Wood 288105, 688330 Airth Passage Formation FAL Massive sandstone; 8 foot beds (BritPits). Supplying freestone and flagstone c.1860, operated by Tait & Crighton, Falkirk (Hunt)
East Kerse Mains 297430, 680295 Kinneil Kerse Upper Limestone Formation FAL
East Luscar 305240, 689880 Gowkhall Lower Limestone Formation FIF Hardsandstone at least two feet thick, baked Blaes 2 feet, dolostone at least 8 feet; chilled edge
Easterton 280335, 686445 Plean Lower Limestone Formation STG Overgrown quarries of grey, medium-grained, flaggy sandstone; sandstone waste present
Eastfield 289985, 687370 Airth Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Sandstone quarries
Fannyside Muir 278975, 673895 Palacerigg Passage Formation NLK
Fordel 294720, 685785 Longannet Passage Formation FIF
Gartincaber 282705, 685865 Plean Upper Limestone Formation STG Quarries; sandstone quarries, 3 feet of medium grained sandstone
Gartwhinnie 282005, 687215 Plean Limestone Coal Formation STG Holes for sandstone; 'coarse, gritty sandstone'; 'blocks of pale, fine-grained sandstone seen'; "Old Quarry'; 'Quarry in 20 feet of sandstone'
Gartwhinnie Main 282075, 687285 Plean Limestone Coal Formation STG Main quarry in 20 feet of massive, flaggy, cross-bedded sandstone
Glassiebarns 305397, 690805 Gowkhall Lower Limestone Formation FIF Sandstone quarries
Glen Arden 281952, 678335 Greenhill Passage Formation FAL
Glenhead 279260, 675480 Abronhill Passage Formation NLK False-bedded white sandstone
Glenhead Wood 279065, 675580 Abronhill Passage Formation NLK
Gowkhall 304790, 689240 Gowkhall Lower Limestone Formation FIF Old Quarries'; 'no Limestone, all sandstone debris'
Graham 289635, 687725 Airth Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Gray Craigs 304005, 687265 Cairneyhill Lower Limestone Formation FIF Freestone
Greenhill 281480, 686355 Plean Limestone Coal Formation STG
Haining 295493, 676948 Maddiston Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Supplying Freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
Haircraigs 281285, 681055 Head of Muir Upper Limestone Formation FAL Overgrown quarry in false-bedded white sandstone
Hangingside 303995, 673875 Ecclesmachan West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Old quarry grassed and part filled by fragments of sandstone'; Hopetoun Member
Hilderston 297950, 671420 Torphichen Limestone Coal Formation WLN Sandstone quarry, freestone
Hill of Kinnaird 287020, 685170 Stenhousemuir Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Hillhouse 301130, 675300 Linlithgow Lower Limestone Formation WLN Quarry in 50-60 feet of freestone sandstone succeeded by blaes, sandstone and mudstone
Howierigg 284560, 678900 Roughcastle Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Sandstone quarries, massive beds
Inzievar Wood 303165, 688363 Oakley Limestone Coal Formation FIF
Jenny Lind 279575, 679995 Longcroft Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Yellow sandstone
Kincardine (Sands) 294450, 686400 Longannet Passage Formation FIF Building Stone: Passage Formation Sandstone
Kingscavil (Linlithgow) 302720, 676430 Kingscavil West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Quarry linked to Union Canal; in 60 feet of hard massive sandstone; Building Stone: Kingscavil Stone
Kinneil 297000, 679130 Birkhill Passage Formation FAL Sandstone outcrop
Kinningars Park 301170, 681140 Bo'ness Limestone Coal Formation FAL Quarry in pale brown and yellow, fine grained sandstone with faky partings; rooty sandstone, partly micaceous, ironstained in part'
Kirkbrae Wood 299445, 686205 Culross Upper Limestone Formation FIF Innacessible
Kirkton 289600, 683940 Carronshore Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Quarry in 3 metres of sandstone under 2 metres of drift
Langlands 282575, 685260 Plean Limestone Coal Formation STG Sandstone quarries
Larbert Bridge 285620, 681955 Larbert Passage Formation FAL
Lathallan 294040, 677565 Rumford Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Opened c.1845, white sandstone, hard and durable (Ker)
Loanhead 305680, 690450 Gowkhall Limestone Coal Formation FIF Dark grey sandstone and thin shale
Lochcote 297535, 673950 Torphichen Passage Formation WLN Old quarry in 4 feet of soft sandstone with shales above and below; 'rather soft whitish sandstone false-bedded fine & felspathic'; 'about 12ft grit with sandy fakes & grit band above'
Lochdrum 281809, 678149 Greenhill Passage Formation FAL Quarried on a small scale (Cameron)
Longannet 294990, 685670 Longannet Passage Formation FIF Building Stone: Passage Formation Sandstone
Maddiston (Quarrelhead) 293835, 676600 Maddiston Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Brown sandstone (BritPits). Quarry in operation as early as 18th century; in operation c.1865 and c.1899, marked 'Quarry Disused' c.1922 (OS Maps)
Maiden Park 299270, 680805 Bo'ness Upper Limestone Formation FAL Supplied stone for Bo'ness Town Hall c.1907 (Cameron)
Manuelrig (Mannelrig) 293822, 676708 Maddiston Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Supplying Freestone c.1860 (Hunt)
Midglen 288300, 677770 Glen Village Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Muiravonside 295490, 676955 Maddiston Passage Formation FAL Infilled
Muirhead 275280, 676575 North Muirhead Upper Limestone Formation NLK Quarries in 30 feet of freestone; 'yellow, pebbly freestone'
Muirhead Glen 277235, 671950 Windyridge Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation NLK
Muirhouses 301955, 680380 Muirhouses Limestone Coal Formation FAL
Muirpark 281910, 689610 Bannockburn Limestone Coal Formation STG
Muirside 302094, 689805 Oakley Limestone Coal Formation FIF Sandstone with 'fakes, blaes, Ironstone and thin coals'
Myot Hill (High Myothill) 278100, 682340 Fankerton Lower Limestone Formation FAL Quarries in mainly sandstone with ripple- laminations at top 'baked sediments, mainly sandstone; ripple-laminated in upper part'
Netherwood 276655, 677945 Castlecary Upper Limestone Formation NLK Quarry in 5 metres of yellow medium-grained sandstone ; 'Freestone, grey, medium grained, current-bedded
Newmills 301722, 686358 Newmills Limestone Coal Formation FIF
Oatridge 304620, 673515 Ecclesmachan West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Yellowish weathering sandstone; Hopetoun Member
Old Philpstoun 305800, 677730 Phipstoun West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Hopetoun Member
Pamphellgoat Wood 282395, 683630 Denny Upper Limestone Formation FAL
Pardovan 303955, 677360 Phipstoun West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN Hopetoun Member
Parkhill 292490, 678790 Redding Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Plean House 282570, 686550 Plean Upper Limestone Formation STG
Pleanmill 285585, 686670 Plean Passage Formation STG
Polmaise (Cowie) 283650, 689150 Cowie Upper Limestone Formation STG Infilled; 50 feet of massive, fine-grained sandstone; infilled; Building stone: Cowie Rock
Porterside 301784, 676621 Linlithgow Lower Limestone Formation WLN
Quarryhead 289190, 676150 Sheildhill Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Quarter House 281010, 684730 Dunipace Upper Limestone Formation FAL
Rashiehill 277675, 681345 Banknock Limestone Coal Formation FAL Quarry in faky sandstone
Ravenswood 275060, 674420 Seafar Upper Limestone Formation NLK Freestone
Rhynd House 304316, 691483 Saline Limestone Coal Formation FIF
Righead 280450, 676330 Castlecary Passage Formation FAL
Rowan Tree Burn (Bonnyside) 284225, 680110 Bonnybridge Passage Formation FAL Sandstone quarries, massive beds
Seggieholm 279790, 689110 Bannockburn Limestone Coal Formation STG Quarry in sandstone and blaes
Shaw Hill 301750, 687230 Culross Limestone Coal Formation FIF
Shieldhill 290830, 676955 California Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Quarry in faky and fine-bedded sandstone
Slacks 274285, 680245 Banton Limestone Coal Formation NLK Quarry in fine-grained, cross-bedded sandstone with silty laminations
Smithy Wood 286170, 687050 Plean Passage Formation STG
Snabhead 280510, 688790 Bannockburn Limestone Coal Formation STG Quarry in fine-grained, massive sandstone with thin faky bands, 6 - 8 feet of flaggy sandstone at top
South Bantaskine (Bantaskine) 287160, 679115 Bantaskine Estate Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL "Old Quarries'; 'outcrop of splint coal overlying a line of sandstone quarries'
Springvale 281480, 686745 Plean Limestone Coal Formation STG
Standalane 287475, 678855 Glen Village Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL
Staylee 277030, 671015 Windyridge Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation NLK
Stockbridge 278490, 689155 Bannockburn Limestone Coal Formation STG Soft, coarse sandstone
Tapitlaw 301250, 689790 Comrie Limestone Coal Formation FIF Quarry on margin between sandstone and limestone
Thorneydyke 282090, 684550 Dunipace Upper Limestone Formation FAL Quarry working mapped sandstone
Tod's Mill 296490, 678710 Birkhill Passage Formation FAL
Tulliallan Castle 294225, 688115 Kincardine Passage Formation FIF
Tulliallan Farm 293880, 690030 Kilbagie Passage Formation FIF
Upper Kinneil 297285, 679115 Birkhill Upper Limestone Formation FAL Small sandstone quarries, massive beds
Viaduct 296775, 678580 Birkhill Passage Formation FAL Sandstone quarries, massive beds
Viewfield (Bantaskine East) 287735, 679145 Bantaskine Estate Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation FAL Quarries
West Binny 303490, 672495 Uphall West Lothian Oil Shale Formation WLN
Wester Clashies 294845, 690635 Whitehills Passage Formation FIF 20ft white medium grained massive sandstone'
Wester Craigend 276985, 690615 Cambusbarron Lower Limestone Formation STG Old quarry, baked sandstone with fakes below'
Westerton 283185, 690115 Cowie Upper Limestone Formation STG Quarries in over 3 feet of yellow, fine grained sandstone
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