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Intro: Trevillett Slate (N9) Cornish (and Devon) Slate

Posted on 9 April 202516 April 2025 By Elizabeth Laycock No Comments on Intro: Trevillett Slate (N9) Cornish (and Devon) Slate

150 x 150mm square sample of stone

 

Reference N9
NAME Trevillett (riven)
TYPE Slate
GEOLOGY Devonian. Upper Devonian Slate Beds
COUNTY Cornwall
COLOUR Blue/grey/green. Pyrite grains common
TEXTURE Fine grained. Pronounced irregular cleavage
 BLOCK SIZE LXBXH (mm)
SUITABILITY Roofing and flooring
 USES (1) Buckstead Abbey, Abbey Farm
 USES (2) Tavistock Town Hall
 USES (3)
 USES (4)
Stone Names Tredorn Phyllites
Metamorphic

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