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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:15 am Post subject:

After quite a while you will come to where Kemnay Quarry is extracting sand, it is the newest site they have opened up.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:15 am Post subject:

Sand.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:16 am Post subject:

Not far and you will reach the next junction, where you will turn right.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:19 am Post subject:

Before you walk away, have a look at the last place where they extracted sand from, it is just at the junction.
It has now filled with water and is used a lot by birds, though not many around today as it was frozen over.
The water here is very deep!
[Link at end to here]

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:20 am Post subject:

Not far to get to a main road from there.
At this junction you need to turn right and head towards Kemnay.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:20 am Post subject:

You don’t have to go far to get a reminder of the last owners of the quarry (John Fyfe).
It now has new owners as we will see.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:22 am Post subject:

Kemnay Quarry is on the entrance into the village of Kemnay if coming from Inverurie.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:24 am Post subject:

Next you pass the old Lawrence of Kemnay.
They are now Lawrence of Kemnay at Inverurie!!!

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:27 am Post subject:

Entering the village of Kemnay now and the nice area at the top of Bremner Way is the start of the village proper.
Shame the flowers are not showing, it being winter!

There is usually a very nice display of flowers here.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

Oppisite this area is a small rough road that will take you up to Place of Origin if you fancy a diversion.
Go up the lane and follow the perimeter fence of Kemnay Quarry until you find one of the paths up to Place of Origin (PoO).
There is a path or road all the way up.
[Link tp PoO at end]

You can just see PoO at the top.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:35 am Post subject:

This junction (Bremner Way) is sign posted Kemnay Academy, it is close to the road up to Place of Origin (PoO)
Go straight on to get back to the car park and the end of the walk.

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BoB · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

Links:
These are information links.
Some are Linked to GramlianLife forum where there is a story about one of the items mentioned in this thread.
GrampianLife is a local forum based in Alford, Aberdeenshire.

Fetternear Estate to convert Bishops Palace into a Leisure Complex

Fetternear Trust - Bishops Palace & Ruins.
(There is also a map of Fetternear Estate on the site)

Digging a hole in Kemnay - Story of the sand hole loch

Point of Origin -PoO & Kemnay Quarry Views

Place of Origin Link

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