Arkley, S. L. B., Browne, M. A. E., Albornoz-Parra, L. J. and Barron, H. F. 2011. East Dumbartonshire Geodiversity Audit. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/09/19. 265pp.
EDC 32: Cawder Quarry, Cadder
Grid reference:
Site type: Artificial quarry works
Site ownership: Not known
Current use: Disused
Field surveyor: Sarah Arkley & Mike Browne
Current geological designations: None
Date visited: 6th April 2009
Site map
Summary description
Disused sand and gravel quarry.
No sections were found. Once an important quarry the faces are now degraded and overgrown, so that no exposures remain.
EDC 32: Stratigraphy and rock types
Age: Quaternary Formation: Wilderness Till Formation
Rock type: Glacial deposits: diamicton
Age: Quaternary Formation: Cadder Sand and Gravel Formation
Rock type: Sand and Gravel
Assessment of site value
Access and safety
Aspect/Description
Road access and parking Parking is possible along Balmuildy Road, to the west of the site
Safety of access Walk across field from the road to the site
Safety of exposure Not relevant
Permission to visit Viewed from track opposite the council depot on Balmuildy Road
Current condition Appears very overgrown
Current conflicting activities
None known
Restricting conditions Faces are so degraded that the site is of little value in its current condition
Nature of exposure Degraded quarry faces
Culture, heritage & economic
Historic, archaeological & literary associations None known. Rating: 0.
Aesthetic landscape. Rating: 1.
History of earth sciences None known. Rating: 0.
Economic geology Working in 1970's for sand and gravel under till. Rating: 5.
EDC 32: Geoscientific merit
Total Geoscientific merit score. Rating: 9.
Current site value
Community 10
Education. Rating: 2.
Fragility and potential use of the site
Fragility Natural overgrowing, Development
Research, Higher/Further EducationGeodiversity value
Former large sand and gravel quarry. All faces now degraded and overgrown. No exposures remain.