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Kirk of Yetholm

Pitchstone

  • Igneous
  • Pyroxene-andesite pitchstone

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Location of Geological Feature
This church is built of a local fresh, dark glassy, pyroxene andesite pitchstone with occasional bright red alteration veins. The pitchstone was quarried from a sill on Staerough Hill, immediately to the south-east of the church (view on last picture).
Rock Type
Pyroxene-andesite pitchstone
Quarry Location
Staerough Hill, Kirk Yetholm, Kelso, Scotland
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Address
Kirk Yetholm TD5 8PF
Building architect
Walter Elliot
Date of build
1837
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Kirk of Yetholm — Pitchstone
Pitchstone at Kirk of Yetholm
Pitchstone at Kirk of Yetholm (detail 2)
Pitchstone at Kirk of Yetholm (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by John Faithfull

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