Sandstone quarry sources for Edinburgh's buildings - locations and stratigraphy

From: McMillan, A.A., Gillanders, R.J. and Fairhurst, J.A. 1999 Building stones of Edinburgh. 2nd edition. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Geological Society.

Quarry	Location	NGR	Stratigraphy	Status, Operator/Owners (correct as at 1999)
Auchinlea	Motherwell, Lanarkshire	NS 809 591	Middle Coal Measures
Baberton	Edinburgh	NT 193 699	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Ballochmyle	Mauchline, Ayrshire	NS 499 265	Mauchline Sandstone
Barnton Park	Edinburgh	NT 197 759	? Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Bearford's Parks	Edinburgh	NT 255 740 approx.	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Binny	Uphall, West Lothian	NT 057 730	Binny Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Bishopbriggs (Huntershill and Kenmure)	Bishopbriggs	NS 608 695	Bishopbriggs Sandstone, Upper Limestone Formation
Black Pasture	Hexham, Northumberland	NY 931 698	Millstone Grit	Active, Scottish Natural Stones Ltd.
Blair	Culross, Fife	NS 966 857	Passage Formation
Blaxter	Elsdon, Otterburn, Northumberland	NY 931 873	Lower Limestone Group (England)	Active, Tynecastle Stone (Haydens Northern)
Braehead	Fauldhouse, West Lothian	NS 919 601	Lower Coal Measures
Broughton	Edinburgh	NT 260 745 approx.	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Burgh Muir (Meadows & Bruntsfield)	Edinburgh	NT 252 725	Kinnesswood Formation
Carmyllie	Arbroath	NO 546 438	Dundee Formation
Catcastle	Lartington, Barnard Castle	NZ 015 165	Millstone Grit	Active, Dunhouse Quarry Company Ltd.
Clashach	Hopeman, Moray	NJ 162 701	Sandstone of Hopeman	Active, Moray Stone Cutters
Closeburn	Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway	NX 892 910	Thornhill Sandstone Formation
Clunevar	Dunfermline, Fife	NT 070 890 approx.	Limestone Coal Formation
Cocklaw	Chollerford, Northumberland	NY 938 703	Middle Limestone Group (England)
Cockmuir	West Lothian	NT 067 765	Binny Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Corncockle	Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway	NY 086 870	Corncockle Sandstone Formation	Active: Onyx Contractors
Corsehill	Annan, Dumfries & Galloway	NY 206 700	St Bees Sandstone Formation	Active: Onyx Contractors
Cragg	Bellingham, Cumbria	NY 820 850	Scremerston Coal Group(England)	C & M Stone Products Ltd.
Craigcrook (Well Craig, Old Kenny, Stevenson's)	Edinburgh	NT 213 742	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Craigiemill	Edinburgh	NT 182 763	Hailes Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Craigleith	Edinburgh	NT 226 745	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Craigmillar	Edinburgh	NT 285 709	Kinnesswood Formation
Craigton	West Lothian	NT 076 769	Binny Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Cullalo (several quarries)	Aberdour, Fife	NT184 874	Grange or Cullalo Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Cutties Hillock (Quarry Wood)	Elgin, Moray	NJ 185 635	Sandstone of Cutties Hillock
Dalachy	Burntisland, Fife	NT 209 863	Grange Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Dalmeny	West Lothian	NT 165 777	Binny Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Darney	West Woodburn, Northumberland	NY 910 870	Lower Limestone Group (England)	Active, Natural Stone Products
Denwick	Alnwick, Northumberland	NU 210 146	Middle Limestone Group (England)
Doddington	Wooler, Northumberland	NU 008 326	Fell Sandstone Group	Active, Natural Stone Products
Dullatur	Kilsyth	NS 741 768	Bishopbriggs Sandstone, Upper Limestone Formation
Dumbiedykes	Edinburgh	NT 265 732	Ballagan Formation
Dunhouse (or Dunn House)	Staindrop, County Durham	NZ 114 195	Millstone Grit	Active, Dunhouse Quarry Company Ltd.
Dunmore (New)	Cowie, Stirling	NS 859 882	? Cowie Rock, Upper Limestone Formation	Active, Scottish Natural Stones Ltd.
Dunmore (Old)	Cowie, Stirling	NS 838 885	? Cowie Rock, Upper Limestone Formation
Fairloans	Hawick	NY 595 968	Larriston Sandstone, Border Group
Fordell (possibly Millstonemeadow)	Fife	NT 156 849	?Grange Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Gatelawbridge(Newton Quarry)	Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway	NX 902 965	Thornhill Sandstone Formation	Active, Scottish Natural Stones Ltd.
Giffnock, Braidbar Quarries	Glasgow	NS 568 593	Giffnock Sandstone, Upper Limestone Formation
Glanton Pike	Northumberland	NU 063 146	Fell Sandstone Group
Grange	Burntisland, Fife	NT 223 867	Grange Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Granton (Land and Sea Quarries)	Edinburgh	NT 221 772	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Greenbrae	Hopeman, Moray	NJ 137 692	Sandstones of Hopeman
Gunnerton	Gunnerton, Northumberland	NY 917 764	Middle Limestone Group (England)
Hailes	Edinburgh	NT 208 706	Hales Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Hawkhill Wood	Edinburgh	NT 291 711	Kinnesswood Formation
Hermand	West Calder, West Lothian	NT 029 635	Binny Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Heworthburn	Felling, Tyne and Wear	NZ 285 616	Middle Coal Measures
Hopetoun White Quarry	Hopetoun Wood, West Lothian	NT 073 773	Binny Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Humbie	West Lothian	NT 109 757	Binny Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Humble, Aberdour	Aberdour, Fife	NT198 862	?Grange Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Joppa	Edinburgh	NT 314 730	Upper Limestone Formation
Lazonby: Stoneraise Quarry	Penrith, Cumbria	NY 533 358	Penrith Sandstone Formation	Active: Block Stone Ltd. (Realstone Ltd.)
Lazonby Fell Quarry	Penrith, Cumbria	NY 517 380	Penrith Sandstone Formation	Cumbria Stone Quarries Ltd.
Leoch	Tayside	NO 359 361	Dundee Formation
Locharbriggs	Locharbriggs, Dumfries & Galloway	NX 990 810	Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation	Active, Baird & Stevenson (Quarrymasters) Ltd.
Longannet	Longannet, Fife	NS 950 857	Passage Formation
Maidencraig (Blackball; Gibb's Quarry)	Edinburgh	NT 223 745	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Milknock	Bellingham, Northumberland	NY 880 794	Scremerston Coal Group(England)
Moat	Moat, Longtown	NY 398 738	St Bees Sandstone Formation
Myreton	Dundee	NO 442 372	Dundee Formation
Newbigging	Burntisland, Fife	NT 211 864	Grange Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation	Active, Scottish Natural Stones Ltd.
Niddrie	Edinburgh	NT 308 719	Limestone Coal Formation
Pasturehill	Northumberland	NU 192 293	Lower Limestone Group(England)
Plean (Blackcraig Quarry)	Stirling	NS 825 861	Bishopbriggs Sandstone, Upper Limestone Formation
Polmaise	Stirling	NS 836 892	Cowie Rock, Upper Limestone Formation
Prudham (& Purdovan)	Fourstones, Hexham, Northumberland	NY 886 689	Middle Limestone Group(England)
Quarry Close	Edinburgh	NT 261 730	Gullane Formation
Quarry Holes (Nether)	Leith	NT 270 753	?Ravelston Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Quarry Holes(Upper)	Edinburgh	NT 275 753	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Ravelston Black	Edinburgh	NT 212 736	Ravelston Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Ravelston No.2 (Rosie's Quarry)	Edinburgh	NT 214 736	Ravelston Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Ravelston Quarry(Old), north of Ravelston House	Edinburgh	NT 216 742	Craigleith Sandstone, Gullane Formation
Redhall	Edinburgh	NT 215 701	Hailes Sandstone, West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Salisbury: Camstone Quarry	Edinburgh	NT 271 734	Ballagan Formation
Sands	Kincardine	NS 949 864	Passage Formation
Society	Edinburgh	NT257 733	Ballagan Formation
Spittal No.1	Watten, Caithness	ND172 540	Upper Caithness Flagstone Group	Active, A & D Sutherland
Spittal No.2	Watten, Caithness	ND166 545	Upper Caithness Flagstone Group	Active, Caithness Stone Industries Ltd.
Springwell	Gateshead, Tyne and Wear	NZ283 586	Middle Coal Measures	Active, Natural Stone Quarries Ltd.
Spynie	Elgin, Moray	N1222 657	Sandstone of Spynie	Active, Moray Stone Cutters
Stainton	County Durham	NZ070 189	Millstone Grit	Active, Natural Stone Products
Stancliffe	Darley Dale, Derbyshire	SK267 638	Millstone Grit	Stancliffe Stone Company Ltd.
Stanton Moor:	Stanton-in-Peak	SK249 642	Millstone Grit	Active, Realstone plc
Palmer's/Dale View	Stanton-in-Peak	SK249 645		Block Stone Ltd.
New Pillough Birchover	Birchover, Matlock	SK242 624		Natural Stone Products, Ennstone plc
Stoke Hall	Eyam, Derbyshire	SK237 770	Millstone Grit	Active, Stoke Hall Quarry Ltd.
Stonegunn	Castletown, Caithness	ND157 659	Upper Caithness Flagstone Group	Active, Caithness Stone Industries Ltd.
Straiton	Edinburgh	N1274 665	West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation
Swinton	Greenlaw, Berwickshire	NT853 484	Cementstone Group
Wattscliffe	Elton, Matlock	SK222 622	Millstone Grit	Active, Block Stone Ltd (Realstone Ltd.)
Wellfield (Crossland Hill)	Crossland Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	5E118 143	Rough Rock, Millstone Grit	Active, Johnsons Wellfield Quarries Ltd.
Whitsome Newton	Greenlaw, Berwickshire	NT854 486	Cementstone Group
Woodburn (also Parkhead)	West Woodburn, Northumberland	NY902 858	Lower Limestone Group(England)
Woodkirk	Morley, Yorkshire	SE268 263	Middle Coal Measures	Active, Pawson Brothers Ltd