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Whinstone is a term used in the
quarrying industry to
describe any hard dark-coloured rock.
Examples include the
igneous rocks,
basalt and dolerite, as...
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industries of weaving, tanning, brewing, and tile making. Subsequently,
whinstone for road
surfacing was also
quarried from the
Cleveland ****
along with...
- gl**** Onyx –
Banded variety Opal –
Hydrated amorphous form of
silica Whinstone –
Quarrying term for any hard dark-coloured rock
Archaeology Ancient Egyptian...
- more of a fort. The
castle sits on the
highest point of the island, a
whinstone hill
called Beblowe.
After Henry VIII
suppressed the priory, his troops...
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Elderslie Rock
Elderslie Rock is a
geological intrusion of hard
whinstone rock
which extends across and
beneath the
River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland...
- pencil-shaped, conical-roofed
tower is
built out of
ashlar blocks of
whinstone.
Constructed by
architect James Sandyford Kay at the cost of
nearly £300...
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Naturally occurring volcanic gl**** Opal –
Hydrated amorphous form of
silica Whinstone –
Quarrying term for any hard dark-coloured rock Archaeology –
Study of...
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named parish of Longhoughton. The
village lies
under the
spectacular whinstone outcrop,
Ratcheugh Crag, near
which local point-to-point
racing is often...
- Fife end was to
level the site of the
northernmost piers, a
bedrock of
whinstone rising to a
level of 10 to 20 feet (3.0 to 6.1 m)
above high water, to...
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Industrial revolution The
north of
Ingleby Barwick was
formerly quarried for
Whinstone. Much of this area now
forms Ingleby Barwick Golf
Academy and northern...
