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Unst, Hagdale, Chromate Quarry

Chromite Quarry (19th Century)-(20th Century)

Site Name Unst, Hagdale, Chromate Quarry

Classification Chromite Quarry (19th Century)-(20th Century)

Canmore ID 181

Site Number HP61SW 31

NGR HP 63957 10250

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Unst
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

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Note (21 September 2009)

HP61SW 31.00 63957 10250

HP61SW 31.01 64051 10272 Horse Mill

The location of the Chromate quarry was formerly cited as HP 638 102 (information from the Scottish Industrial Archaeological Survey RCAHMS manuscript MS 500/5/3, 22 Oct 1984). Whilst this grid reference does indeed relate to a quarry (a large twentieth century serpentine quarry operated until the 1960s (information from Chris Dyer, Shetland Amenity Trust), it is not the chromate quarry to which the associated manuscripts refer. It should be noted that the 2nd edition of the OS 25-inch map (Shetland sheet V.4 1900) depicts a number of smaller satellite chromate quarries around the main workings, at HP 63707 10037, HP 64125 09982 and HP 6384 1057.

Information from RCAHMS (PM) 21 September 2009

RCAHMS MS 500/5/3

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