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Chambers Street

Caithness Stone

  • Fossil
  • Sandstone
  • Middle Devonian

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Location of Geological Feature
Paving. Look carefully, there are the remains of several fossil fish in the pavings.
Fossils
Bioturbation, fish bones (rare)
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Middle Devonian
Quarry Location
Thurso, Scotland, UK.
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Edinburgh Waverley
Address
Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1
Chambers Street — Caithness Stone
Caithness Stone at Chambers Street
Caithness Stone at Chambers Street (detail 2)
Caithness Stone at Chambers Street (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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