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Museum Gardens Drinking Fountain

Ackworth Rock

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Superstructure of the fountain, with carved dolphins and other decorative features. A sandstone notable for its inclusions of ochre.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Ackworth Moor, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
York
Address
Museum Street YO1 7DT
Date of build
1880
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Stone identified by Yorkshire Philosophical Society Geology Group & Ruth Siddall.
Museum Gardens Drinking Fountain — Ackworth Rock
Ackworth Rock at Museum Gardens Drinking Fountain
Ackworth Rock at Museum Gardens Drinking Fountain (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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