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Lewes Castle Barbican

Flint

  • Sedimentary
  • Flint
  • Upper Cretaceous

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Location of Geological Feature
The Barbican is constructed from coursed knapped flint, but uncoursed flint rubble (with the occassional pebble of greenstone etc) is seen in the interior of the gatehouse.
Fossils
Burrows and shell fragments
Rock Type
Flint
Geological Age
Upper Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Sussex, England UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Lewes
Address
Castle Gate BN7 1YE
Date of build
14th Century
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
Lewes Castle Barbican — Flint
Flint at Lewes Castle Barbican
Flint at Lewes Castle Barbican (detail 2)
Flint at Lewes Castle Barbican (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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