CAMPAIGNERS who have lost loved ones at Scotland's 'most dangerous quarry' have made calls to drain and fill it in.

Inverkeithing residents Gillian Barclay and Kevin O'Neil formed the campaign group Action for Prestonhill following the death of Edinburgh teacher Kelda Henderson after she failed to resurface from the water at Prestonhill Quarry in Inverkeithing last month.

Her death was the third in as many years with Ms Barclay's son, Cameron Lancaster, losing his life in August 2014 at the age of 18 after carrying out an ‘ice bucket challenge.’

Ten months later, John McKay, also aged 18, died at the site.

Mr O'Neil has also experienced loss at the hands of the quarry when his 12-year-old brother, Robert, was involved in an accident there in 1973.

A public meeting will now be held on Tuesday, August 29 at 7pm in Inverkeithing High School.

Ms Barclay said: "There have been too many deaths at this quarry, and those of us who have lost someone there feel a great sense of regret and responsibility, despite campaigning and speaking out about the dangers of this quarry, people are still being gravely harmed by it.  We need more action now. 

 "While there is water there it will always attract children and young people, the safest option is to drain the quarry and fill it in to protect everyone. 

"I would like to encourage as many local people as possible to come along to this meeting to help us find a solution to this problem and to stop anyone else having to go through the devastation of losing a loved one at the quarry."

Mr O'Neil said: "I first met Gillian in July 2015, shortly after the death of John MacKay and we have become good friends.  Unfortunately, I was unable to do much campaigning then as just shortly after I first met Gillian, I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and I was fighting for my own life. 

 "The dangers of this quarry have been known for years and the owners of the site have failed to protect the public.  It doesn’t help matters when others pull down some of the flimsy fencing but ultimately it is the responsibility of the owners to ensure the security of the site. 

 "The only safe option is to drain the quarry and fill it in.  After that we can look at proposals to make it a recreational area that could be used by all local residents."

A local consortium, Prestonhill Developments, are currently forming plans for its future.

Their proposal is understood to contain plans for new homes next to the quarry and a diving centre.

Director Alan Ockendon said their plans were "constantly under review" but were not yet ready for the public eye.