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Black's Opencast (old quarry)

N of High Craig Whinstone Quarry, Renfrewshire.

NGR:	NS 42801 61524
WGS84:	55.82130, -4.51074
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Quarry, Lost
Registry:	second

Old quarry marked Black's Opencast on Geological Survey map.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

OS/Geological Survey 6" ma6, 1922, Renfrewshire XI.Se. Link

This entry was last updated: 2026-05-03 12:15:06

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