Corncockle Quarry

Corncockle Quarry was a large and historically important sandstone quarry near Templand in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Stone from here was used in the late Victorian era to build tenements in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and also to construct New York 'brownstones'.[1][2] The sandstone dates from the Permian Age and dinosaur footprints were found there in the 19th century. The stone is currently extracted by Dunhouse.[3] At its peak the quarry was connected to the Caledonian Main Line by a mineral railway.[4] It was the subject of a lithograph by William Jardine.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Quarrying - Future Museum South West Scotland". Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "STONE Project – Corncockle Sandstone Quarry – New quarry techniques". Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dunhouse info sheet on Corncockle" (PDF). Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "ScotlandsPlaces - Corncockle Quarry". Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Corncockle Muir Quarry by [Sir] William Jardine". Retrieved 9 April 2012.

Coordinates: 55°10′10″N 3°26′07″W / 55.1695°N 3.4354°W / 55.1695; -3.4354


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