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The English Quarry, Bennachie: an estimate of the quantities of granite extracted and exported from the English Quarry during the early 19th century.
An estimate of the volume of the English Quarry on the south side of Bennachie beside the Gordon Way, and its associated spoil heap. From this an estimate of the amount of granite exported was calculated, which would have been enough to have made a…
Toll Road South
LIDAR image with features identified on the ground indicated. Southern part of the Toll Road area of Bennachie.
Colony with Old Roads
LIDAR image of Bennachie colony showing the roads as they were on the 1867 first edition Ordnance Survey map.
LIDAR IMAGE Turn Pike North
LIDAR image of the northern part of the Turn Pike area of Bennachie. Interpreting linear features identified on the ground. Shows the Bede House.
LIDAR IMAGE Colony Area
LIDAR image of the Colony area of Bennachie. Interpreting linear features identified on the ground.
LIDAR IMAGE of Total Area of Survey (2nd Ed)
LIDAR image of the total area of the survey over Bennachie. Interpreting linear features identified on the ground. With new information since 1st Ed.
Facing Directions of the Houses on the Bennachie Colony
The facing directions of all the houses on the Bennachie colony were investigated with a hand compass. Most faced SSE but some diverged. Their facing relative to the general slope of the land was also recorded.
The Quarries on the Bennachie Colony
The quarry close to Shepherds Lodge is discussed and measurements made. The volumes of granite exported is made and the number of farms that could have been made from it is estimated.
HLF grant proposal
HLF grant application