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Early examples of this stone include several Roman coffins and a carved roof finial from a Roman villa. It has been used for local building material such as cottages, churches and large country houses and municipal public buildings outside the county. Other uses range from ornate carved decorative work to building facings. A durable stone which has good frost resistance however it is not one of Britain's most durable limestones. It is attractive to lichens giving it a mottled appearance.
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Taunton Castle, Somerset,
West Coker Manor, Somerset: Roof Tiles and Walls,
Ilchester (Roman Lindinis), Somerset,
Chest Tomb, Closworth, Somerset,
Chest Tomb, Kilve Somerset,
Chest Tomb, Milborne Port, Somerset,
Chest Tomb, Podimore, Somerset,
Chest Tomb, West Monkton, Somerset,
Somerton Church, Somerset,
Poundbury Excavations, Dorchester: Coffin,
Chest Tombs, Brympton d'Evercy, near Yeovil,
Chest Tomb, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset,
Dewlish Villa, Dorset: Roof Finial, ,
Sherborne Abbey, Dorset,
Master's Lodge, Trinity College, Cambridge,
Chantmarle Manor near Cattistock, Dorset,
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cerne Abbas: Walls,
Montacute House, Somerset.
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