OUR STONE
BOWSCAR RED LAZONBY
Bowscar Red is sandstone of the Permian age. It is a fine to medium grained stone, pale red or dark pink in colour which has a slight sparkle due to the presence of quartz grains throughout. This block is suitable for use in most aspects of construction including paving, walling, masonry and cladding.
COURSEHILL
Fine grained and pale reddish – brown in colour, Corsehill is a fine grained sandstone from the Triassic age. It’s slightly calcareous in nature which gives it a more dense texture. Corsehill is suitable for use in most aspects of construction including paving, walling, masonry and cladding.
DARNEY
Darney sandstone is Carboniferous in age (354 to 290 million years old) its a fine to medium grained pale gold through, light buff to almost blonde in colour.
DODDINGTON
Doddington sandstone is from the Fell Sandstone Group of the Carboniferous Limestone. It is a fine- to medium-grained stone, speckled, light to deep purplish pink in colour with occasional rust coloured markings, is suitable for use in most aspects of construction including paving, walling, masonry and cladding.
LAMBHILL
A fine grained and textured sandstone, Lambhill Buff is brown in colour with a silver heart. Lambhill should be suitable for use in construction including paving, walling, masonry and cladding.
CORNCOCKLE
The Permian Sandstone stone is extracted from the Corncockle quarry on the outskirts of Dumfries, Scotland. It’s medium grained in texture, free of clay holes and other impurities and is characterised by its red or pink colouring. The red sandstone from this quarry is considered one of the finest found.
NORTHUMBERLAND BUFF
A medium grained buff sandstone with distinctive stripe marks. Northumberland Buff is suitable for use in most aspects of construction including masonry and cladding.
ORTON SCARR
A fine grained stone of early carboniferous age. It is dense and easily takes a polish. There is some colour variation in the stone with a range of grey/ brown shades. Orton scar limestone is suitable for use in most aspects of construction including flooring, paving, walling, and monumental masonry.
SALTERWATH LIMESTONE
A fine grained limestone of early carboniferous age. Dark blue when split for walling pale grey when used for cladding. It is dense and easily takes a polish which gives a rich chocolate brown shade. Salterwath Limestone is suitable for use in most aspects of construction including flooring, paving and masonry.
ST BEES
Red St.Bees is from the New Red Sandstone of Triassic age. It is a fine-grained stone, dull red in colour. Its fine grain and tight bedding make it suitable for all aspects of masonry, walling and profiling work . It is a fine-grained stone, dull red in colour with a variation of darker beds running throughout the stone.
