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St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-Hill

Kentish Ragstone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Cretaceous

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Just found Kentish Ragstone in St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-Hill.

Cretaceous sandstone, quarried at Kent, UK. Nearest stop: Harrow-on-the-Hill.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/1917-st-mary-s-church-tower-harrow-on-the-hill/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Ashlar masonry.
Fossils
shell fragments
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Kent, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Harrow-on-the-Hill
Address
Church Hill HA1 3HL
Date of build
11th-12th Centuries
St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-Hill — Kentish Ragstone
Kentish Ragstone at St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-Hill
Kentish Ragstone at St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-Hill (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

More stone at St Mary's Church Tower Harrow-on-the-Hill

  • Ferricrete
  • Reigate Stone

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Mary's Churchyard Harrow-on-the-HillCornish Granite20 m · about 1 min walk
  • St Mary's Church Harrow-on-the-HillBath Stone20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Church HillCornish Granite80 m · about 1 min walk
  • War Memorial BuildingPortland Stone: Whitbed100 m · about 2 min walk
  • Footpath No. 71Glacial erratics110 m · about 2 min walk
  • Harrow School ChapelFlint130 m · about 2 min walk

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