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Edinburgh - Craigleith Quarry - The stone was used to build the New Town
© The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints: City Art Centre, City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries |
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Craigleith Quarry Craigleith Quarry was the source of much of the stone used in Edinburgh. The quarry was situated about a mile to the north-west of the centre of Edinburgh, just north of the Edinburgh-Queensferry road. The quarry has now been filled, and the site is now a Sainsbury supermarket. The scale of the quarry can be gauged from the height of the houses at the bottom of this picture. |