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The Stonebow

Lincoln Silver Bed

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Middle Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Original carvings are in the locally quarried variety of limestone, quarried in the town itself.
Fossils
Nerinea gastropods, brachiopods and trace fossils.
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Middle Jurassic
Quarry Location
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Lincoln
Address
296, High Street LN1 1TR
Date of build
1520
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Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
The Stonebow — Lincoln Silver Bed
Lincoln Silver Bed at The Stonebow
Lincoln Silver Bed at The Stonebow (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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