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White Tower, Tower of London

Kentish Ragstone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Cretaceous

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone, used for rubble masonry.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Cretaceous
Quarry Location
Kent, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Tower Hill
Address
White Tower, Tower of London EC3N 4AB
Find out more
Siddall, R, 2017, From The Monument to the Tower of London: Urban geology around Eastcheap., Urban Geology in London No. 36, 11 pp. https://ruthsiddall.co.uk/Walks/Eastcheap.pdf 

Tatton-Brown, T., 1991, Medieval Building Stone at the Tower of London., London Archaeologist, 6 (3), 361- 366. 

White Tower, Tower of London — Kentish Ragstone
Kentish Ragstone at White Tower, Tower of London
    Entry submitted by Ruth

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