Rubislaw Quarry

Formerly deepest, dug by man hole of Europe

The Rubislaw Quarry (German: Rubislaw Quarry ) is a former quarry in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. In his 1971 granite was broken until its closure. With the granite large parts of the city are built in Aberdeen, which earned the nickname of the Granite City - just as is the name Silver City in use, which goes back to the shine of the granite, if this is reflected in the sun.

He was long regarded as the deepest, dug by man hole of Europe. Since he is now completely filled with rain water, screening of its exact depth is difficult, which is reflected in the various information about it - they range from 90 to 150 meters.

The quarry was opened in 1741 as the first granite quarry in Scotland. Until 1971, a total of about 0.002 km ³ of rock were collected and sold in many regions, including those outside the United Kingdom. For example, the docks have been built in Southampton and Portsmouth with granite from the Rubislaw Quarry around the turn of the century. The best known example within the city is the Maris College Hall, which until 1844 was created in 1836 from Rubislaw granite. Other known examples are the Waterloo Bridge and the terraces of the Houses of Parliament in London and the base of the Forth Bridge near Edinburgh.

Since 2010, the quarry is privately owned. The purchase price is said to have amounted to about 30,000 pounds.