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Windsor Castle Round Tower

Sarsen

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Palaeocene

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. The Tower was originally built in the 12th Century on top of the motte, with is constructed from the underlying Chalk. It was substantially extended upwards in the 19th Century.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Palaeocene
Quarry Location
Bagshot Heath Surrey and other locations in S England.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Windsor & Eton Central
Address
Windsor SL4 1NJ
Building architect
Jeffry Wyatville (19th Century)
Date of build
12th & 19th Centuries
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Windsor Castle Round Tower — Sarsen
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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