| P number: | P526478 |
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| Caption: | Specimen of Cat Castle sandstone, Catcastle Quarry, Lartington, Barnard Castle, Durham. |
| Description: | Sample of Cat Castle sandstone from the building stone collection of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. The stone has a cut surface with a variable pale orange-buff colour. This specimen is of Carboniferous age. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust sample no. EWHT 31. The distinctive planar bedding surfaces and speckled appearance are caused by concentrations of darker iron-rich minerals. Due to the absence of local sandstone quarries that are still active, Catcastle was selected for the restoration of the Stirling Castle Great Hall (completed in 2000). It has also been used recently for the new Edinburgh Sheriff Court House in Chambers Street, Edinburgh (1997). |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 269.75 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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