| P number: | P526530 |
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| Caption: | Specimen of Light Clashach sandstone, Clashach Quarry, Hopeman, Moray. |
| Description: | Sample of Light Clashach sandstone from the building stone collection of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. The stone has a cut surface with a very pale pinkish-buff colour. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust sample no. EWHT 83. Clashach Quarry was operating in the latter part of the 19th century as one of a number of quarries on the coastline of the Moray Firth near Elgin, exploiting the Permian and Triassic sandstones that outcrop in the Hopeman area. Transport was initially by sea, and later the quarries were connected by railway. Clashach is one of the few sandstone quarries operating in Scotland today, and is much favoured for the decorative nature of the stone which has been used for prestigious new-build projects such as the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh in 1998. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 275.85 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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