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Temple Bar Marker

Dark Shap Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 397 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
Bollards at the corners of the monument.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
397 Ma
Quarry Location
Shap Fell, Cumbria, UK
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Temple
Address
Strand EC1
Building architect
Sir Horace Jones
Date of build
1880
Temple Bar Marker — Dark Shap Granite
Dark Shap Granite at Temple Bar Marker
Dark Shap Granite at Temple Bar Marker (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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