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Naval Services Memorial

Kilkenny Limestone

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Just found Kilkenny Limestone in Naval Services Memorial.

Lower Carboniferous limestone, quarried at Kilkenny, Ireland. Nearest stop: Lichfield.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/4248-naval-services-memorial/

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Location of Geological Feature
Figure.
Fossils
Crinoids
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Kilkenny, Ireland.
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Lichfield
Address
National Memorial Arboretum DE13 7AR
Building architect
Graeme Mitcheson
Find out more
Siddall, R., 2021, Stones used in the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire., Urban Geology in the English Midlands No. 4., 18 pp.
Naval Services Memorial — Kilkenny Limestone
Kilkenny Limestone at Naval Services Memorial
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • South Atlantic Task Force MemorialCotswold Stone70 m · about 1 min walk
  • RAF Halton Apprentices MemorialMountsorrel Granodiorite120 m · about 2 min walk
  • Bevin Boys MemorialKilkenny Limestone130 m · about 2 min walk
  • Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women's MemorialLaizhou Granite130 m · about 2 min walk
  • Fauld Explosion MemorialEnglish Alabaster130 m · about 2 min walk
  • Staffordshire Regiment MemorialHollington Stone140 m · about 2 min walk

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