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Spring Gardens Drinking Fountain

Peterhead Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 400 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
At the west end of the pedestrianised Spring Gardens in Central Buxton is a drinking fountain constructed from pink granite.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
400 Ma
Quarry Location
Stirlinghill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Buxton
Address
2, Spring Gardens SK17 6DJ
Date of build
1836
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Stone identfied by Dave Wallis.
Spring Gardens Drinking Fountain — Peterhead Granite
Peterhead Granite at Spring Gardens Drinking Fountain
Peterhead Granite at Spring Gardens Drinking Fountain (detail 2)
Peterhead Granite at Spring Gardens Drinking Fountain (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Dave Wallis

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