| P number: | P526455 |
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| Caption: | Specimen of Copp Crag 'Saffron Side' sandstone, Copp Cragg Quarry, Redesdale Camp, Byrness, Northumberland. |
| Description: | Sample of Copp Crag 'Saffron Side' sandstone from the building stone collection of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. The stone has a cut surface with a uniform very pale orange colour. This specimen is of Carboniferous age. Copp Cragg stone is a useful sandstone for building repair work in Edinburgh. Its distinctive markings allow it to blend in with original weathered stone. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust sample no. EWHT 8. The medieval city of Edinburgh, now known as the Old Town, grew down the eastward tail of the Castle Rock, a volcanic plug of basaltic rock belonging to the Carboniferous geological period and made into its present-day shape by the action of glaciers during the Ice Age. In contrast to the topography of the Old Town, the New Town of Edinburgh lies to the north on a northwards sloping plain stretching towards the Firth of Forth. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 243.43 KB; 1000 x 775 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 205 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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