| P number: | P526466 |
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| Caption: | Specimen of Craigleith sandstone, Craigleith Quarry, Edinburgh, Lothian Region. |
| Description: | Sample of Craigleith Sandstone from the building stone collection of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. The stone has a cut surface with a very pale buff colour with variable dark whispy markings. This specimen is of Carboniferous age. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust sample no. EWHT 19. This specimen is of the best quality 'Common rock' from Craigleith Quarry, which gained a world-wide reputation as a durable building stone. It was used for the fronts of the best houses and public buildings because it could be given a very smooth surface ('polished ashlar') and was also suitable for decorative moulding work. Apart from being used in Edinburgh, Craigleith stone was exported to London, Europe and the USA. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 175.65 KB; 999 x 774 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 205 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, BGS projects/ Geomaterials (demo)/ Building stones projects, Scotland/ Edinburgh World Heritage Trust Scran Project |
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