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Intro: Corsehill Sandstone (K2)

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Corsehill Sandstone (K2)

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference K2
NAME Corsehill
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Triassic.
COUNTY Dumfries
COLOUR Pink/red. darkens noticeably when wet
TEXTURE Fine grained
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm) 3000x1400mm
SUITABILITY Ashlar, dressings, weathering courses and carving
 USES (1) National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
 USES (2) Reading Town Hall
 USES (3) Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney
 USES (4) Sheriffs Court, Falkirk
Stone Names
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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