A selection of building stones of the United Kingdom by old (pre 1980s) county from north to south County (old) Location of Name and colour Type, characteristics and locations of Available quarry/mine use (Yes/No) Moray Clasbach Quarry, Clasbach. Sandstone. Even-grained. Yes Hopeman, Moray. Yellow to buff. Museum of Scotland (extension), Chambers Street (1998); Scottish Widows, Morison Street (1997); refacing of Building, 1–3 York Place (1998); 202–254 Canongate Chessels Court Canongate, (1969) (all in Edinburgh). Hopeman, Moray. Greenbrae. Sandstone. Even-grained. No Fawn. Spynie Quarry, NE of Spynie. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Yes Elgin, Moray. Yellowish grey, cream or Mouldings at 83–89 Great King Street pinkish. (1982) and 39 Howe Street, Edinburgh. Cutties Hillock Cutties Hillock. Sandstone. Yes (Quarry Wood), Elgin, Moray. Rosebrae Quarry, Rosebrae. Sandstone. Fine-grained. No Elgin, Moray. Cream or pinkish. Aberdeen Boddam, South of Peterhead. Granite. Coarse-grained. No
A selection of building stones of the United Kingdom by old (pre 1980s) county from north to south County (old) Location of quarry/mine Name and colour Type, characteristics and locations of use Available (Yes/No) Moray Clasbach Quarry, Hopeman, Moray. Clasbach. Yellow to buff. Sandstone. Even-grained. Museum of Scotland (extension), Chambers Street (1998); Scottish Widows, Morison Street (1997); refacing of Building, 1–3 York Place (1998); 202–254 Canongate Chessels Court Canongate, (1969) (all in Edinburgh). Yes Hopeman, Moray. Greenbrae. Fawn. Sandstone. Even-grained. No Spynie Quarry, NE of Elgin, Moray. Spynie. Yellowish grey, cream or pinkish. Sandstone. Fine-grained. Mouldings at 83–89 Great King Street (1982) and 39 Howe Street, Edinburgh. Yes Cutties Hillock (Quarry Wood), Elgin, Moray. Cutties Hillock. Sandstone. Yes Rosebrae Quarry, Elgin, Moray. Rosebrae. Cream or pinkish. Sandstone. Fine-grained. No Aberdeen Boddam, South of Peterhead. Granite. Coarse-grained. No
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