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Remains of quarries and associated settlement. The remains of substantial sandstone quarry workings dating from at least 1808 are still shown on the 2006 map. The quarried sandstone was suited for paving and slates. On the 1st edition map the earliest quarrying is possibly indicated by the quarry at NO 5556 4460 which is marked as disused. To the north-east of this quarry is the much larger 'Slade Quarry'. This has two groups of buildings to its south. The group on the south-west are probably cottages. The group to the south-east, which includes a substantial rectangular building, are probably buildings related to the quarry, such as workshops. To the west, connected by the light railway, are two other quarries. The westernmost, 'Latch Quarry' is shown as having three buildings and a crane. The eastern of the two, 'Berryholm Quarry' has one building and a windlass marked. The windlass was one of several used to deal with the problem of depth of extraction and ground water. By the 2nd edition OS map these western quarries have greatly expanded, resulting in the re-routing of the railway further to the south-east. The windlass were removed and the quarry had become more mechanised with eight steam engines for pumping water recorded in the 1880s. One of the buildings associated with Latch Quarry has been removed and another is marked as a smithy. One of the buildings by Berryholm Quarry is also marked as a smithy. The quarry expansion to the north has several small buildings around it. Further quarrying has occurred at the south-east quarries where several more small pits are marked as disused. The industrial activity around Slade Quarry has been intensified with many buildings close to the railway sidings and three cranes marked and possibly eight others marked simply as 'C'. Slade Quarry also has a probable tramway shown running across it northwest-southeast. To the south of the railway is a second group of buildings which are probably quarry-workers cottages. Quarrying ceased in 1951. The 2006 map shows that the small quarries to the south-east have been infilled. They are now partially built upon with housing and partially under cultivation. The cottages remain in use. To the north, Slade Quarry has been infilled and the majority of the industrial structures have been removed. The site of the quarry is mostly under cultivation. The cottages associated with this quarry are still in use. Latch and Berryholm Quarries are mostly unreclaimed, except for areas under plantations at the south-west, centre and north-east. The remains of one disused structure, at NO 5542 4494 are shown on the 2006 map, which corresponds to one of the small buildings shown on the 2nd edition map. SRO has papers relating to this quarry dating to 1806-8. The easily worked stone was used in the Head Office of Bank of Scotland and for New College in Edinburgh and in the piers and abutments of the Forth Railway Bridge. It was also used for various buildings of University of Glasgow, buildings in Aberdeen, for Perth Railway Station, for paving in various Scottish towns and flooring of Cologne Cathedral (from Slade Quarry), amongst various exports worldwide. It could also be used for billiard tables and cisterns. In 1890 circa 700 men were employed at the quarries. Standing building survey of buildings and other structures associated with the quarries was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in February 2022 ahead of proposed development. Ten buildings were recorded, in addition to crane bases, stockpiles of stones, the base for a chimney, cuttings and banks for the railway and various walls and foundations. The area of the survey was named locally as ‘The Benches’ where Carmyllie stone was cut and shaped, the height of the trade being in the second half of the 19th century. A stone planing machine and then cutting machine was invented at this quarry around 1840. The area also included a boiler and engine room. By 1870 pavement production had reached a peak and 300-500 men were employed here. Further archaeological work is to be undertaken.
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NO54SE0030 - CARMYLLIE QUARRIES