Stone in Archaeology Database


Barnack Rag Stone

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Quarries

General Comments:

The stone was quarried in the Roman period and continuously into the Medieval period. It was used extensively by the Normans so that by the 15th - 16th century the outcrops were virtually worked out.

Known Quarries: Hills And Holes, Barnack.