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Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle Trough

Cornish Granite

  • Igneous
  • Granite
  • 290 Ma

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Location of Geological Feature
This is the largest Metropolitan Cattle Trough that I have ever seen and not suprisingly it is close to the meat market of Smithfields. Cut from a single block of coarse-grained, Cornish granite with prominent muscovite.
Rock Type
Granite
Geological Age
290 Ma
Quarry Location
Cornwall, England, UK
Category
Igneous
Nearest station
Barbican
Address
Smithfield Rotunda, West Smithfield EC1A 9DY
Date of build
19th Century
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall
Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle Trough — Cornish Granite
Cornish Granite at Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle Trough
Cornish Granite at Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle Trough (detail 2)
Cornish Granite at Smithfields Metropolitan Cattle Trough (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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