Location Details
- Location of Geological Feature
- Reused cobbles of black dolerite, occurring mainly in the lower courses of the panels under the pub's windows.
- Rock Type
- Dolerite
- Geological Age
- Carboniferous or Tertiary
- Quarry Location
- Northern England or Scotland.
- Category
- Igneous
- Nearest station
- Totteridge & Whetstone
- Address
- 1262, High Road N20 9HH
- Date of build
- 1928
- Find out more
- Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
These stones are difficult to identify out of situ and by the naked eye alone. They could have been derived from Carboniferous intrusions in northern England and/or Scotland's Midland Valley or alternatively from the Tertiary Cleveland Dyke.
The Griffin is something of a geological gem, with stones from many sources, including various types of limestone, sandstone as well as reused cobbles and kerbs. However, very little appears to be recorded about the architecture and construction of this building.
Nearby
The closest other recorded buildings.