Land here has been dug for opencast coal mining. The reclaimed quarries are now planted as a community woodland. Much of the square, north of the B914 is forest too. Looking west towards Knock Hill.
Former opencast coal mining site, now reclaimed and wooded. This was once the tree lined driveway towards Lassodie House and the road to the mining village of Lassodie, both now lost to open cast mining.
There is a small car park here... (more)