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Intro: Cat Castle Sandstone (I5)

Posted on 6 March 20239 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Cat Castle Sandstone (I5)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference I5
NAME Cat Castle
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Coal Measures
COUNTY Durham
COLOUR Buff/grey
TEXTURE Medium to coarse grained grit
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1000mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, cladding, general building, paving and engineering
 USES (1) Sherrifs Court, Edinburgh
 USES (2) Scarborough Sea Wall
 USES (3) Crown Courts, Hull
 USES (4) National Heritage Fishing Centre, Grimsby
Stone Names
Carboniferous, Sandstone, Sedimentary Tags:County Durham Tyne and Wear and Cleveland Atlas

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