THE mother of a teenager who lost his life at an Inverkeithing quarry is calling for the site to be drained three years after his death.

On August 24, 2014, Cameron Lancaster tragically died at the age of 18 after carrying out an ‘ice bucket challenge' at Prestonhill Quarry.

His mum, Gillian Barclay, is now pleading that the abandoned quarry is drained and filled in the wake of two further tragedies.

After forming pressure group, Action for Prestonhill, Ms Barclay has also called for a fatal accident inquiry into her son's death, as well as the death of John McKay, 18, who died in June 2015, and more recently Kelda Henderson, 36, who failed to resurface from the water last month.

Ms Barclay said: "Following the most recent tragic death at the quarry I’ve been thinking very carefully about what the next steps might be in terms of stepping up action around about the quarry, and it’s my firm belief that we should all be calling for a fatal accident inquiry into the three very recent deaths at Prestonhill Quarry.

"I think there’s enough public interest to warrant some form of formal inquiry into the reasons for these three very different deaths at the quarry.

"I understand that the criteria for a fatal accident inquiry are quite rigid but public interest is a key part of the criteria and, whilst these three deaths have all been very different with very different sets of circumstances, it strikes me that the quarry is badly managed, it’s privately owned, and I think something needs to be done to change the law around the responsibility of the landowner."

She added: "There are lots of issues about the safety of the quarry that draining and filling seems like the most logical answer."

Ms Barclay formed Action for Prestonhill with fellow Inverkeithing resident Kevin O'Neil.

Mr O'Neil's brother, Robert, was killed at the quarry in May 1973, aged 12.

The pressure group have arranged a public meeting regarding the quarry's future at Inverkeithing High School at 7pm on Tuesday, August 29.

A local consortium, Prestonhill Developments, are also in the process of forming plans for the site's future.

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

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