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Wimborne Minster Museum

Purbeck Burr

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lower Cretaceous

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone.
Fossils
Shell fossils
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lower Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Poole
Address
23-29, High Street BH21 1HR
Date of build
16th Century
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
Wimborne Minster Museum — Purbeck Burr
Purbeck Burr at Wimborne Minster Museum
Purbeck Burr at Wimborne Minster Museum (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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