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Yorkshire Museum

Hackness Rock

  • Sedimentary
  • Calcareous Sandstone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Just found Hackness Rock in Yorkshire Museum.

Middle Jurassic calcareous sandstone, quarried at Hackness, North Yorkshire, England. Nearest stop: York.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/3254-yorkshire-museum/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone.
Fossils
Burrows and other trace fossils
Rock Type
Calcareous Sandstone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Hackness, North Yorkshire, England
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
York
Address
Museum Gardens YO1 7FR
Building architect
William Wilkins
Date of build
1830
Yorkshire Museum — Hackness Rock
Hackness Rock at Yorkshire Museum
    Entry submitted by Stephen Davies

More stone at Yorkshire Museum

  • Ackworth Rock
  • Hackness Rock

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Mary's Abbey, Museum GardensCadeby Stone50 m · about 1 min walk
  • Museum Gardens Fernery Fossil TreeSandstone60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Museum Gardens FerneryAntrim Basalt60 m · about 1 min walk
  • Museum Gardens Multangular TowerTadcaster Stone70 m · about 1 min walk
  • Museum Gardens Retaining WallCarboniferous Limestone80 m · about 1 min walk
  • Museum Gardens Fossil TreeSandstone80 m · about 1 min walk

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Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

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