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Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Corsehill Stone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Triassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Red Corsehill sandstone has also been used for the restoration of this building.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Triassic
Quarry Location
Annan, Dumfrieshire, Scotalnd, UK.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Edinburgh Waverley
Address
1, Queen Street EH2 1JD
Building architect
Sir Robert Rowand Anderson
Date of build
1890
Find out more
Gazatteer for Scotland: http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1008.html
Scottish National Portrait Gallery — Corsehill Stone
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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