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Intro: Hillhouse Edge (G3) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

Posted on 12 October 202316 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Hillhouse Edge (G3) Millstone Grit – Yorkshire and Derbyshire

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

Reference G3
NAME Hillhouse Edge
TYPE Sandstone
GEOLOGY Upper Carboniferous. Millstone Grit
COUNTY West Yorkshire
COLOUR Buff with iron banding
TEXTURE Medium grained grit
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Ashlar, walling, monumental and paving
 USES (1)
 USES (2)
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names
Sandstone, Sedimentary

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