Tom's Forest Quarry
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Tom's Forest Quarry by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Tom's Forest Quarry
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 25 Mar 2008
The quarry workings have extended well to the west of the area currently shown on the map as quarry workings. The main product is produced from the grey granite in the background, but the reddish material is pink granite from Corrennie Quarry which is brought to Tom's Forest for processing.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.242157
Longitude
-2.403434