| P number: | P526463 |
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| Caption: | Specimen of Hopeman sandstone, Hopeman, Moray. |
| Description: | Sample of Hopeman sandstone from the building stone collection of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. The stone has a natural rough surface with a variable orange-buff colour. Stone from Hopeman was shipped from the Moray coast to Edinburgh. Today transport is by road, but Hopeman stone is still being used both for new-build projects in Edinburgh and for repairs to historic buildings. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust sample no. EWHT 16. One of the first significant developments in the expansion of Edinburgh was the signing of a contract in 1765 for the construction of the North Bridge (since replaced) which carried a new road across the valley of the North Loch to the Port of Leith. The North Bridge soon served another purpose; to provide a link between the Old Town and a new one to be built on the open countryside to the north. This specimen is of Permian age. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 269.17 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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