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Brewshott is a limestone quarry situated in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The quarry exploits the Strathclyde Group limestone formations that underlie the site, rocks deposited during the Visean period of the Carboniferous era. These sedimentary strata, accumulated in shallow marine and deltaic environments, provided a valuable resource for local communities and wider industries over many centuries. The distinctive pale limestone exposed in quarry faces is characteristic of Strathclyde Group geology across south-central Scotland.
Quarrying at Brewshott represents an important phase in the industrial archaeology of Lanarkshire, a region where limestone extraction supported lime-burning, building stone production and agricultural lime-spreading. The morphology of the extracted faces and spoil heaps reflects changing quarrying practices and the mechanical capabilities available to successive generations of workers. The site's geological setting, in the heart of productive Carboniferous limestone country, ensured its economic value across different historical periods.
Brewshott quarry is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland, designated under reference SM9679. This protection recognises the site's significance to the understanding of Scottish industrial and economic history, and the evidence it preserves of extractive industries and working landscapes. The quarry remains an important record of how local geology shaped settlement, economy and land use in Lanarkshire.
Brewshott, limestone quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9679. View the official record →
Brewshott is a limestone quarry situated in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9679.
Brewshott, limestone quarry is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM9679.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnwath Golf Course,motte (5.4 km), Camp Wood, Roman camp 335m SW of Campwood Farm (5.5 km), Corbiehall Farm, enclosure 570m NNE of (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Brewshott, limestone quarry's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Brewshott, limestone quarry stands on Strathclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, strathclyde group type.