Old Marble Quarry, Isle of Iona - a photo on Flickriver

            On the south-east coast of the island, in a secluded coastal gully, is where the famous Iona marble was quarried. The quarry may date back to medieval times, but machinery was first installed around 1790 by John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, in partnership with the industrialist William Cadell and the Swiss geologist Rudolf Raspe. However, it closed after a few years as transporting the marble proved too expensive. It reopened in 1907 but was again closed in 1915.

Today all that's left are the very rusted remains of a large winch and cable, a cutting frame, water tank, gas engine, wheeled platform and white cut stone blocks.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / Isle of iona (show map)

Taken on: July 23, 2014

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