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Pittencrieff House

Sandstone with ripples

  • Structure
  • Sandstone
  • Pendleian, Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
A monolithic block of Carboniferous sandstone containing preserved ripple marks can be found on the west side of Pittencrieff House. These ripples were formed in a fluvio-deltaic (river delta) setting.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Pendleian, Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Keirsbeath Colliery, Fife
Category
Structure
Nearest station
Dunfermline City
Pittencrieff House — Sandstone with ripples
Sandstone with ripples at Pittencrieff House
    Entry submitted by Katie Strang

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