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Fountains Abbey

Pendle Grit

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Various locations in NW Yorkshire.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Harrogate
Address
Fountains Abbey, Fountains, Ripon HG4 3DY
Date of build
13th Century
Find out more

Everett, S., 2012, Strategic Stone Study: A Building Stone Atlas of North Yorkshire, West., English Heritage., 35 pp.

Fountains Abbey — Pendle Grit
Pendle Grit at Fountains Abbey
    Entry submitted by Stephen Davies

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