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Famous Aberdeen granite quarry sold
Aberdeen's iconic Rubislaw Quarry has been acquired by two local businessmen, BBC Scotland can reveal.
The granite quarry, once the biggest man-made hole in Europe, went on sale on the open market earlier this year for the first time in 150 years.
The new owners have been revealed as former oil consultant Sandy Whyte and Hugh Black, the former managing director of a construction company.
The sale price was not revealed but offers over £30,000 were sought.
The quarry is credited with giving Aberdeen its name of the Granite City. ........
Martin Briscoe
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