Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen

Name: Rubislaw quarry
Address: Aberdeen, United Kingdom

#132 among attractions in Aberdeen

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Rubislaw Quarry is a quarry situated at the Hill of Rubislaw in the west end of the Scottish city of Aberdeen. At 142m deep with a diameter of 120m, Rubislaw Quarry is one of the biggest man-made holes in Europe. Since its closure in 1971, it has filled with water. It has never been marketed as a tourist attraction and is currently inaccessible, hidden by trees and surrounded by flats and office buildings. ()

Coordinates: 57°8'24"N, 2°8'55"W

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Hazlehead - Ashley - Queens Cross (Seafield)Aberdeen United Kingdom

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Rubislaw quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Springbank Cemetery, Hazlehead Park, Johnston Gardens, The Gordon Highlanders Museum.

0.6 miS
Cemetery
Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen
15 min walk • Springbank Cemetery is located on Countesswells Road, Aberdeen. It opened in 1884. The cemetery is operated by the local authority, Aberdeen City Council, is one of seventeen cemeteries in Aberdeen. It is located on Countesswells Road with entrances on both Countesswells Road and Springfield Road where the cemetery lodge is situated.
1.1 miW
Park
Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen
29 min walk • Hazlehead Park is a public park in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen, Scotland. 180 hectares in size, it was opened to the public in 1920, having formerly been the estate of Hazlehead House, home of William Rose, shipbuilder.
~1390 ftS
Park, Garden
Johnston Gardens, Aberdeen
7 min walk • Johnston Gardens is a small public garden in Aberdeen, Scotland. The garden has won the Britain in Bloom competition many times. The gardens are full with flowers and shrubbery which sole purpose is for aesthetics. This is a very popular place for wedding photographs to be taken.
~990 ftSE
Museum, Specialty museum
The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
5 min walk • The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794, became the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994.
1.3 miNE
Park
Victoria Park, Aberdeen
33 min walk • Victoria Park is a small park in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The park has an area of five hectares and was opened to the public in 1871. It is named after Queen Victoria.
1.2 miE
Park
Rubislaw and Queens Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen
31 min walk • Rubislaw and Queens Terrace Gardens are two small public gardens in Aberdeen, Scotland. Although they are officially two parks, they are bisected only by one road which runs between the 1 hectare rectangular area it covers, so can be considered as one park for this article.
1.4 miNE
Park, Playground, Tennis court
Westburn Park, Aberdeen
35 min walk • Westburn Park is a public park located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is owned by Aberdeen City Council and is one of the largest parks in the city, with an area of 10 hectares. It does not have flowerbeds or gardens and is mainly grass with some trees.
0.9 miE
Church
Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen
24 min walk • Queen's Cross Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. It is located at the intersection of Carden Place and Albyn Place, at Queen's Cross in the heart of Aberdeen's west end business community. It is a short walk from the main shopping areas of the city and several main hotels.
1 miE
Church
Holburn West Church, Aberdeen
26 min walk • Holburn West Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. It is located at the intersection Ashley Park Drive and the Great Western Road, in the west end of Aberdeen, Scotland. The church building was opened for worship in October 1894. The Sanctuary and entrance to the church was refurbished in 2004.
1.1 miW
Park
Green spaces and walkways in Aberdeen, Aberdeen
29 min walk • The Scottish city of Aberdeen has a number of green spaces and walkways. The parks, gardens and floral displays which include 2 million roses, 11 million daffodils and 3 million crocuses have led the city to win the Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom Best City award many times, including a period of nine years straight.
0.8 miE
Church
Rubislaw Church, Aberdeen
21 min walk • Rubislaw Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in the Queen's Cross area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It has a recently refurbished church centre on Fountainhall Road.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rubislaw quarry?

Nearby attractions include The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen (5 min walk), Johnston Gardens, Aberdeen (7 min walk), Rubislaw, Aberdeen (11 min walk), Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen (12 min walk).