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BUILDING_STONE_ID | STONE_NAME | PARENT BUILDING STONE  ID | ALTERNATIVE_NAMES | [NAME] | COLOUR | COLOUR_VARIATION | WEATHERED COLOUR | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY | CHRONOSTRAT | STONE_LITHOLOGY | GRAIN_SIZE | [NAME] | KEY_IDENTIFICATION_FEATURES | FAILURE_WEATHERING | CONTEXT_OF_USE | LOCALITY_OF_USE | DATE_COMPILED | COMPILED_BY | MINERAL PLANNING AREA | English Heritage Atlas Area | SOURCE_OF_INFO | retrieval_date
66 | Flint | 33 | Terrace Gravel | This is used as knapped flint in walls with squared stones as constructional framework.  Shows no definite crystalline structure therefore no separate grains to measure grain size (Amorphous, silica).  Very fine-grained and smooth. Is generally uniform black colour but can be mixture of black, grey and white. Tends to go brown over hundreds of years. | BLACK | Mottled | [NAME] | RIVER TERRACE DEPOSITS (UNDIFFERENTIATED) | [NAME] | FLINT | Very fine grained | Nodular outlines. | A glassy appearance. Irregular but rounded shape. | Very resistant. Rough texture on weathered surface. | Walling. | The Chalk Downland area of central Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
68 | Hengistbury Stone | 229 | Heathstone | Ferruginous Sandstone. The grain size is about 125µm. Only occasional blocks mixed with other stones. Used as rubble only. | PALE-BROWN | Uniform | Dark red, almost blood red, brown to orange | BARTON GROUP | PALAEOGENE | SANDSTONE, FINE-GRAINED | Fine grained | Ocassional ripple marks. | Comes in large blocks known as Doggers - but only usual size pieces in a building. | Weathers to a darker orange red colour. | Walling. | Christchurch and southern most Stour Valley area. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
69 | Lytchett Matravers Sandstone | 229 | Heathstone | The grain size is about 250µm. | BROWN | Uniform | Brown sometimes orange | LYTCHETT MATRAVERS SAND MEMBER | PALAEOGENE | SANDSTONE, MEDIUM-GRAINED | Medium grained | Cross bedded. | The grains are very rounded and appear ooidal. Completely coated in a brown iron staining. |  | Walling. Often seen as ashlar, used in medieval buildings particularly churches. | East Dorset around Lytchett Matravers and north to Cranborne. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
70 | Heathstone | 229 | Pebble Beds | The grain size is about 250µm. In the [NAME] area, these are now mapped as Pebble Beds in the Reading Formation. | BROWN | Uniform | Brown sometimes orange | READING FORMATION | PALAEOGENE | SANDSTONE, MEDIUM-GRAINED | Medium grained | Cross bedded. | The grains are very rounded and appear ooidal. Completely coated in a brown iron staining. |  | Walling. Often seen as ashlar, used in medieval buildings particularly churches. | East Dorset around Lytchett Matravers and north to Cranborne. In the [NAME] area, these are now mapped as Pebble Beds in the Reading Formation. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
71 | Poole Formation Heathstone | 229 | Heathstone | Ferruginous Sandstone. Usually mixed with other stone, mostly [NAME]. The grain size is about 750µm on average but can vary between 125µm - 2000µm. Used as rubble only. | BROWN | Uniform | Brown to orange | POOLE FORMATION | PALAEOGENE | SANDSTONE, COARSE-GRAINED | Medium grained | Cross bedded. | The grains are sharp, sub rounded, some are coated in iron staining, others are translucent. | Weathers to a light brown/orange colour. | Walling. | Poole and east [NAME] north to Cranborne. Northern part of the Isle of Purbeck. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
72 | Parkstone Sand Heathstone | 229 | Heathstone | A building sand used for brick work and masonry as mortar . | PALE-BROWN | Uniform | [NAME] | PARKSTONE SAND MEMBER | PALAEOGENE | SANDSTONE | Very fine grained |  | Grain size varies from angular to sub rounded. |  | Walling. | Poole. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Bournemouth Memoir, 1990 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
73 | [NAME] | 229 | Heathstone | A building sand used for brick work and masonry as mortar . | PALE-BROWN | Uniform | [NAME] | [NAME] MEMBER | PALAEOGENE | SANDSTONE | Very fine grained |  | Grain size varies from angular to sub rounded. |  | Walling. | Studland |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Bournemouth Memoir, 1990 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
74 | [NAME] | 229 | [NAME] Grit, Heathstone | Recognisable bands in the Wealdon. [NAME] pebbles are not uncommon. | BLACK | Uniform | Weathers to a lighter orange colour | WEALDEN GROUP | [NAME] | SANDSTONE | Medium grained | Cross Bedded. | Variety of well rounded pebbles usually quartzites which may be pink, white or bright red. | Sometime Jarrosite present as a product of weathering. | Walling often as foundation or plinth under Purbeck limestone walls. | [NAME] area. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) Riley. S (1987) [NAME]. DERC | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
75 | Flint | 33 | White Chalk | The cretaceous flint is very common to the [NAME] flint. People would have used the flint nodules from the softer deposits of the [NAME] and are most unlikely to have mined it specifically from the chalk. Very fine-grained and smooth. Is generally uniform black colour but can be mixture of black, grey and white. | BLACK | Mottled | Tends to go brown over hundreds of years | WHITE CHALK SUBGROUP | [NAME] | FLINT | Very fine grained | Nodular outlines. | A glassy appearance, Irregular but rounded shape. | Very resistant. | Walling. | Chalk Downland area of Central Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
76 | Chalk Block | 230 | Clunch | The grains are too small to measure. | WHITE | Uniform | White | WHITE CHALK SUBGROUP | [NAME] | CHALK | Very fine grained | Some bedding but not apparent on small scale. | Chalk has been used in many buildings, but lacks any distinguishing features. | Poor reaction to weather. | Walling. | Chalk Downland area of Central Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
77 | Clunch | 76 | Chalk Block | The grains are too small to measure. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTSDOWN CHALK FORMATION | [NAME] | CHALK | Very fine grained | Some bedding but not apparent on small scale. | Chalk has been used in many buildings, but lacks any distinguishing features. | Poor reaction to weather. | Walling. | Dorset |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area |  | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
78 | Chalk Block | 230 | Clunch | The grains are too small to measure. | WHITE | Uniform | White | ZIG ZAG CHALK FORMATION | [NAME] | CHALK | Very fine grained | Some bedding but not apparent on small scale. | The Cenomanian Chalk is slightly sandy, with occasional glauconite crystals and often includes Cenomania fossils and marcasite nodules. | Will eventually dissolve after several hundred years of weathering. | Walling. Usually as rubble walling rather than ashlar. | Chalk Downland area of Central Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
79 | Melbury Greensand | 1 | Glauconitic Sandstone | Consists of sub rounded clasts of very sandy glauconitic stone. the sandy matrix has angular and sub rounded quart grains upto 800µm | GREEN | Uniform | Green | MELBURY SANDSTONE MEMBER | [NAME] | SANDSTONE, GLAUCONITIC | Fine grained | Cross Bedded. | Glauconitic calcareous sandstone in a building is distinguishable from Shaftesbury Sandstone. |  | Walling. Can be used as ashlar or rubble. | Melbury [NAME]. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
80 | Upper Greensand Grit | 231 | Eggardon Grit Beds | Grey/Green colour. Course grained and well cemented. | GREEN | Uniform | Pale sandy colour with a hint of green from the glauconite | EGGARDON GRIT | [NAME] | SANDSTONE, COARSE-GRAINED | Medium grained | Brittle texture. | Coarse sand with scattered grains of glauconite and a calcite cement. | [NAME] weathering. | Walling. | Used in Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum and [NAME]. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
82 | [NAME] | 81 | Upper Greensand [NAME] | Blue, Silver or [NAME] colour. Shows no definite crystalline structure therefore no separate grains to measure grain size (Amorphous, silica). | GREY | Uniform | Grey | BOYNE HOLLOW CHERT MEMBER | [NAME] | CHERT | Very fine grained | Nodular. | Similar to flint but has a saccharoidal texture. | Rough texture on weathered surface. | Walling in the same way as flint, needing squared stones for structural strength in quoins and window  and door frames. | [NAME] and [NAME] area. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
83 | Upper Greensand Shaftesbury Sandstone | 1 | Ragstone | Colour can vary through different shades of green. The measured grain size is 375µm. Just to note many buildings use a greensand which is referred to as Ragstone locally. | GREEN | Uniform | Green | SHAFTESBURY SANDSTONE MEMBER | [NAME] | SANDSTONE, GLAUCONITIC | Medium grained | Brittle texture. | Alternating beds of glauconitic sands and weakly calcite cemented glauconitic sands. | Resistant. | Often used as ashlar walling in more important village buildings, such as churches. Used as rubble in the cottages. It has also been used in bridges on the River Stour, and in [NAME], where it withstands constant immersion in water and the force | Blackmore Vale and southward down Stour Valley as far as [NAME]. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
84 | Fox Mould | 231 | Foxmould | Micaceous, patchy clayey glauconitic sandstone, scattered bivalves in the lower part of the member. | GREY | Uniform | Grey | CANN SAND MEMBER | [NAME] | SANDSTONE, FINE-GRAINED | Very fine grained | Brittle texture. | Micaceous, patchy clayey glauconitic sandstone, scattered bivalves in the lower part of the member. | Reasonably resistant. | Walling. | Northern part of Dorset from [NAME] northwards. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
85 | Purbeck Stone | 1 | Purbeck Beds | Predominantly limestones, generic use in Dorset | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | [NAME], Grey | PURBECK LIMESTONE GROUP | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Bedded. | The identification of three different beds is dependent on the fossil content. | Either resistant or weathers to a honeycombed texture | Walling and roofing | UK |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Lexicon | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
86 | Burr | 85 | Purbeck Burr | Bioclastic Limestone, cream when fresh. Shell fragments up to 3mm. Difficult to distinguish the grain size because of the large amount of shells. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Pale grey | PEVERIL POINT MEMBER | [NAME] | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Very fine grained |  | Massive broken shell limestone. | Weathers to a honeycombed texture. | Normally used as ashlar walling, or carved features such as window and door frames. | Isle of Purbeck and scattered ecclesiastical buildings across eastern, central and southern Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
87 | Laning Vein | 85 | Purbeck Stone | Bioclastic limestone. Shell fragments are about 3mm to whole shells of 20mm.Cream colour when fresh. The colour can vary often be greyish due to the presence of dark shells. Weathered colour : Grey tones according to shell content. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Grey | STAIR HOLE MEMBER | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Bedded. | The identification of three different beds is dependent on the fossil content. | Resistant. | Walling, thin beds for roofing, slightly thicker for paving. Also used as rubble in cottages and most churches except for the Freestone Bed of the Freestone Vein which has been used as ashlar, either plain or rock faced, in the 19th century churches of Po | Isle of Purbeck as far west as Wool, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, and East Dorset as far north as Cranborne. Also exported around the south coast of England and to the city of London. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
88 | Freestone Vein | 85 | Purbeck Stone | Bioclastic limestone. Shell fragments are about 3mm to whole shells of 20mm.Cream colour when fresh. The colour can vary often be greyish due to the presence of dark shells. Weathered colour : Grey tones according to shell content. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Grey | STAIR HOLE MEMBER | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Bedded. | The identification of three different beds is dependent on the fossil content. | Resistant. | Walling, thin beds for roofing, slightly thicker for paving. Also used as rubble in cottages and most churches except for the Freestone Bed of the Freestone Vein which has been used as ashlar, either plain or rock faced, in the 19th century churches of  Poole and Bournemouth. | Isle of Purbeck as far west as Wool, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, and East Dorset as far north as Cranborne. Also exported around the south coast of England and to the city of London. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
89 | [NAME] | 85 | Purbeck Stone | Bioclastic limestone. Shell fragments are about 3mm to whole shells of 20mm.Cream colour when fresh. The colour can vary often be greyish due to the presence of dark shells. Weathered colour : Grey tones according to shell content. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Grey | STAIR HOLE MEMBER | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Bedded. | The identification of three different beds is dependent on the fossil content. | Resistant. | Walling, thin beds for roofing, slightly thicker for paving. Also used as rubble in cottages and most churches except for the Freestone Bed of the Freestone Vein which has been used as ashlar, either plain or rock faced, in the 19th century churches of  Poole and Bournemouth. | Isle of Purbeck as far west as Wool, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, and East Dorset as far north as Cranborne. Also exported around the south coast of England and to the city of London. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
90 | New Vein | 85 | Purbeck Stone | Bioclastic limestone. Shell fragments are about 3mm to whole shells of 20mm. Cream colour when fresh. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Grey | [NAME] | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Ripple marks, laminated. | Massive rough bedded limestone containing gastropods. |  | Walling. | Isle of Purbeck as far west as Wool, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, and East Dorset as far north as Cranborne. Also exported around the south coast of England and to the city of London. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
91 | Purbeck Marble | 85 |  | Colour can be green, red and blue. The blue and red comes from the Viviparus gastropods. The green colour from the unobivalves. |  | Uniform |  | PEVERIL POINT MEMBER | [NAME] | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained |  | Sections of the Viviparus Gastropod can be seen. | Rusts and crumbles if outside. | Interior columns and monuments. | Throughout England in churches. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
92 | [NAME] | 1 | Cypris Freestone | Micrite Limestone. The grains are too small to measure. | GREY | Uniform | White | MUPE MEMBER | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE | Very fine grained | Lamination. | In historic buildings this has weathered to a laminated appearance. | Weathers to a white colour. | Walling. It is usually used as rubble but in [NAME] the church has very large ashlar blocks. | Weymouth area west to [NAME] and east to [NAME]; [NAME] and north up Piddle and [NAME]. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
93 | Portland Stone | 1 |  | White, slightly bioclastic ooidal limestone existing in thick beds. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND STONE FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | FINE GRAINED |  |  |  | Walling | White, slightly bioclastic ooidal limestone of uniform appearance. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | GM Buildings Spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
94 | Portland Freestone | 93 |  |  | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | FINE GRAINED | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | Freestone |  | Walling | Dorset |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | ? | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
95 | Portland Roach | 94 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained |  |  |  | Building stone | Manchester usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | GM Buildings Spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
96 | [NAME] | 94 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
97 | Base Bed | 94 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
98 | [NAME] | 362 | Trigonia Clavellata Beds | Tough, coarsely bioclastic oolitic limestone. | BROWN | Uniform | Pale brown | [NAME] | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Bedded. | Dominated by bivalves, gastropods and echinoids. | Weathers to a lighter colour. | Walling. | Marnhull, [NAME] and [NAME]. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
99 | Eccliffe Member | 98 | Marnhull, [NAME] | Difficult to distinguish in buildings with the Todber. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Orange | ECCLIFFE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Cross bedded. | Closely resembles the Osmington Oolite which it has been confused with. Flaggy fine grained Oolite. | Weathers to orange and crumbles | Walling. | East Stour and in Wincanton District. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
100 | Cucklington Stone | 362 |  | Dark orange/brown fresh colour. | BROWN | Uniform | [NAME] | CUCKLINGTON OOLITE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Medium grained | Bioturbation. | Ooliths are visible to the naked eye, the presence of more iron differentiates it from the [NAME] stone and the ooliths are about 0.5mm. | Resistant, weathering has minimal effect. | Walling using rubble. | Area north of Marnhull around Cucklington. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas field work 2009-10-17 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
101 | Marnhull Stone | 46 | [NAME] | Orange/Cream fresh colour. Oolitic sparite limestone with some shell fragments. Sparite cement, fine grained calcite filling the pores. The ooliths are about 0.5mm | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Pale yellow | TODBER FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Medium grained | Cross bedded. | Ooliths are visible to the naked  eye, no fossils. The stone from [NAME] is cream but from Todber is darker. |  | Walling. The better quality as ashlar, mostly used as rubble. | [NAME] from Gillingham south to Blandford Gap. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
102 | [NAME] | 1 | Abbotsbury Stone | Fresh colour is blue. The grain size is about 1mm. | GREY | Uniform | Orange | OSMINGTON OOLITE FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Medium grained | Bedded. | Contains some fossils. | Weathers to orange. | Walling. Mostly as rubble in Abbotsbury area. | Abbotsbury and surrounding areas, not in Osmington. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
103 | Cornbrash | 233 |  | Fresh colour is blue and oxidises to cream. The grains of the marl are too small to measure the size. The lower Cornbrash is rubbly limestone and marl. The upper Cornbrash consists of cream argillaceous marl and hard concretionary, doggery limestone. | GREY | Uniform | Cream/orange | CORNBRASH FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE | Very fine grained | Bioturbated. | Used as thin slabs approximately brick size with other limestones. | Oxidises when weathered to cream. The harder limestone doggers weather to a sandy texture. | Walling. Used as rubble because of poor weathering quality. | For buildings used around Chickerell, Fleet and Radipole. Elsewhere used for lime burning. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset J Thomas observations (unpublished) [NAME], E (1995) Geology and Scenery of Dorset. Ex Libris Press, [NAME] BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 Arkell, W (1978) Geology of the Country around Weymouth, Sw | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
105 | Bothenhampton Stone | 358 | Forest Marble | Biosparite Limestone. Shell fragments up to 10mm. | GREY | Uniform | Grey | FOREST MARBLE FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Ripple marks, laminated. | The stone consists of broken shell material, cemented by sparite, with the shells all laid horizontally this gives a ridge effect in the stone. It can take a polish. | Weathering creates a calcite coating. | Walling often used as plinths due to low porosity, Often used as rubble, but ashlar in some plinths. This would depend on the thickness of available beds. | Throughout West Dorset District, as it has been carried some distance from the quarries due to its excellent quality. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 Arkell, W (1978) Geology of the Country around Weymouth, Swanage, Corfe and [NAME]. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Bri | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
106 | Forest Marble Sandstone | 1 |  | Grain size is less than 1mm. | PALE-BROWN | Uniform | [NAME] | FOREST MARBLE FORMATION | JURASSIC | SANDSTONE | Fine grained | Fine ripple marks. | Often contains  trace fossils. |  | Roofing throughout West Dorset and walling near to source such as Stalbridge and Sherborne. | Throughout West Dorset Dristrict. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
107 | [NAME] | 1 |  | Calcareous clays and marls, with subordinate thin shelly  limestone. Used for brick making. | GREY | Mottled | Grey | FROME CLAY FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE | VERY FINE GRAINED | Bioturbated and [NAME] type burrows, faint lamination. | Contains some fossils. Mottled [NAME] and olive green calcareous clays. |  | Walling. | Chickerell area of Weymouth. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | DERC Fullers earth in Dorset Basin summary report BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
108 | Inferior Oolite | 1 |  | May be blue when fresh. The colour is very variable according to the iron content. The fresh colour of the stone varies from grey to a light cream colour. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Cream to orange | INFERIOR OOLITE GROUP | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE | Fine grained | Bioturbation. | Fine grained limestone with some fossils. The building stone beds have few fossils. | Weathered faces are iron shot and rusty which is prevalent in the oolitic horizons. | Walling. Mostly as rubble, but the presence of ashlar buildings close to Chideock [NAME] suggests that there were beds in that quarry thick enough for ashlar. | West Dorset from Broadwindsor south to the coast. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
109 | Sherborne Building Stone | 1 | Sherborne Stone | Micrite Limestone. The grains are too small to define the size. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Pale yellow | INFERIOR OOLITE GROUP | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE | Fine grained | Bioturbation. | Fine grained limestone with no fossils. | Weathered faces are iron shot and rusty which is prevalent in the oolitic horizons. | Walling. Used as ashlar when the bed is thick enough, but often as rubble. | Sherborne area. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
110 | Blue Lias | 1 |  | [NAME] and grains too small to define the size. | GREY | Uniform | blue/grey | BLUE LIAS FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE | Very fine grained | Occasionally some bedding. | Pale grey/blue colour and very fine micritic texture. | Tend to weather badly and is often covered in tiles or render. | Walling and Paving. | [NAME] and the Marshwood Vale. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
111 | Junction Bed | 1 |  | Biosparite Limestone. The grains are too small to measure a size. | PALE-BROWN | Mottled | Colour variable, mottled pink and white | BEACON LIMESTONE FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE | Very fine grained | Mostly rubbly, bioturbation. | A condensed sequence, the fossils are mixed in stratigraphic time and the stone has a mottled appearance in its southern area of use. | Some beds are soft and weather to a mottled appearance. White and pink in colour. | Walling using rubble. | Symondsbury area and Trent. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset, [NAME] observations (unpublished) Ensom, P (1998) Discover Dorest Geology. The Dovecote Press, Dorset | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
112 | Doggers in Thorncombe Sands | 1 |  | Fresh colour is more blue than grey. The grain size is about 125µm | GREY | Uniform | Orange | THORNCOMBE SAND MEMBER | JURASSIC | SANDSTONE | Very fine grained | Laminated. | Bands of calcareous sandstone, fossils such as Rhynchonellids Bivalves occur in clusters in the sand. | Colour changes to orange. | Walling using rubble. | Symondsbury and a foundation stone in Bettiscombe Manor. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset,  J [NAME] observations (unpublished) [NAME]. V, [NAME]. F, [NAME]. J and Green. W (1980) Geology of the Country around Bridport and Yeovil. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
113 | [NAME] Member | 231 | Fox Mould | Micaceous, patchy clayey glauconitic sandstone, scattered bivalves in the lower part of the member. | GREY | Uniform | Grey | CANN SAND MEMBER | [NAME] | SANDSTONE, FINE-GRAINED | Very fine grained | Brittle texture. | Micaceous, patchy clayey glauconitic sandstone, scattered bivalves in the lower part of the member. | Reasonably resistant. | Walling. | Northern part of Dorset from [NAME] northwards. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
229 | Heathstone | 17 |  | [NAME], Sandstone | BROWN | Uniform | [NAME] | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | SANDSTONE, MEDIUM-GRAINED |  |  |  |  | Walling | Dorset |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area |  | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
230 | Chalk | 224 |  | The grains are too small to measure. | WHITE | Uniform | White | CHALK GROUP | [NAME] | CHALK | Very fine grained | Some bedding but not apparent on small scale. | Chalk has been used in many buildings, but lacks any distinguishing features. | Poor reaction to weather. | Walling. | Dorset |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Lexicon | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
231 | Upper Greensand | 232 |  |  | GREEN | Uniform |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  |  | Dorset |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area |  | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
302 | Flint | 33 |  | Flint from either Cretaceous or [NAME] deposits. Deposit used for brick making. | PALE-BROWN | Mottled | Various changes due to the variation of parent material | HEAD | [NAME] | FLINT | Very fine grained | Heterogeneous and reflect the upper slope parent material, stratified. | Angular and sub angular flints set in a sandy clay matrix. | Various weathering effects. | Walling. | The Chalk Downland area of central Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | BGS Shaftesbury Memoir, 1995 Arkell, W (1978) Geology of the Country around Weymouth, Swanage, Corfe and [NAME]. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
303 | Cob | 1 |  | Soil, dug and puddled between shuttering for use in walling |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | Walling | Dorset usage |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
355 | [NAME] | 10 |  | Limestone capable of being split to form roofing tiles |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | LIMESTONE, FLAGGY |  |  |  |  | Roofing | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
356 | Sandstone Flags | 10 |  | Sandstone capable of being split to form roofing tiles |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | Roofing | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
357 | Purbeck Stone Flags | 85 |  | Fissile Limestone |  |  |  | PURBECK LIMESTONE GROUP | JURASSIC to [NAME] | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | Roofing | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
358 | Forest Marble | 1 |  | Limestone |  |  |  | FOREST MARBLE FORMATION | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE |  |  |  |  | Roofing | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
359 | Forest Marble Limestone Flags | 358 |  | Limestone, fissile |  |  |  | FOREST MARBLE FORMATION | JURASSIC | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | Roofing | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
360 | Ridgeway Member and Worbarrow Tout Member | 85 |  |  |  |  |  | RIDGEWAY MEMBER AND WORBARROW TOUT MEMBER (UNDIFFERENTIATED) | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE |  |  |  |  | Building | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
361 | Lower Purbeck | 85 | Worbarrow Tout Member |  |  |  |  | WORBARROW TOUT MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE |  |  |  |  | Building | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
362 | [NAME] | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | CORALLIAN GROUP | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE |  |  |  |  | Building | Dorset |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area |  | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
363 | Portland Cherty Member | 93 |  |  |  |  |  | PORTLAND CHERTY MEMBER | JURASSIC | CHERT |  |  |  |  | ? | Not used for building stone |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | ? | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
364 | Cliff Stone | 94 | Purbeck - Portland | The ooliths are about 2mm. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | The Blue Bed, the Pond Freestone and the Under Freestone have few fossils, but the Spangle has many bivalve fossils that have been replaced by crystalline calcite. | Durable as porosity allows the stone to dry out quickly. | Walling, the spangle often used indoors as ornamental walls. Used as ashlar. | South Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
365 | Blue Bed | 364 | Cliff Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | The Blue Bed, the Pond Freestone and the Under Freestone have few fossils, but the Spangle has many bivalve fossils that have been replaced by crystalline calcite. | Durable as porosity allows the stone to dry out quickly. | Walling, the spangle often used indoors as ornamental walls. Used as ashlar. | South Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
366 | Pond Freestone | 364 | Cliff Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | The Blue Bed, the Pond Freestone and the Under Freestone have few fossils, but the Spangle has many bivalve fossils that have been replaced by crystalline calcite. | Durable as porosity allows the stone to dry out quickly. | Walling, the spangle often used indoors as ornamental walls. Used as ashlar. | South Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
367 | Under Freestone | 364 | Cliff Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | The Blue Bed, the Pond Freestone and the Under Freestone have few fossils, but the Spangle has many bivalve fossils that have been replaced by crystalline calcite. | Durable as porosity allows the stone to dry out quickly. | Walling, the spangle often used indoors as ornamental walls. Used as ashlar. | South Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
368 | Spangle | 364 | Cliff Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | The Blue Bed, the Pond Freestone and the Under Freestone have few fossils, but the Spangle has many bivalve fossils that have been replaced by crystalline calcite. | Durable as porosity allows the stone to dry out quickly. | Walling, the spangle often used indoors as ornamental walls. Used as ashlar. | South Dorset. |  | J Thomas | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3201 | [NAME] | 101 | Marnhull Stone | Orange/Cream fresh colour. Oolitic sparite limestone with some shell fragments. Sparite cement, fine grained calcite filling the pores. The ooliths are about 0.5mm | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Pale yellow | TODBER FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Medium grained | Cross bedded. | Ooliths are visible to the naked  eye, no fossils. The stone from [NAME] is cream but from Todber is darker. |  | Walling. The better quality as ashlar, mostly used as rubble. | [NAME] from Gillingham south to Blandford Gap. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3202 | Cypris Freestone | 92 | [NAME] | Micrite Limestone. The grains are too small to measure. | GREY | Uniform | White | MUPE MEMBER | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE | Very fine grained | Lamination. | In historic buildings this has weathered to a laminated appearance. | Weathers to a white colour. | Walling. It is usually used as rubble but in [NAME] the church has very large ashlar blocks. | Weymouth area west to [NAME] and east to [NAME]; [NAME] and north up Piddle and [NAME]. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3203 | Mupe Member | 92 | [NAME] | Micrite Limestone. The grains are too small to measure. | GREY | Uniform | White | MUPE MEMBER | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE | Very fine grained | Lamination. | In historic buildings this has weathered to a laminated appearance. | Weathers to a white colour. | Walling. It is usually used as rubble but in [NAME] the church has very large ashlar blocks. | Weymouth area west to [NAME] and east to [NAME]; [NAME] and north up Piddle and [NAME]. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3204 | [NAME] | 94 |  | Pelletoid limestone and the pellets are about 3mm. | WHITE | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | The pellets are visible in weathered stone. | The surface weathers back to reveal bivalve fossils. | Used for door and window casing to accompany the Purbeck Ridgeway Stone. | Weymouth area west to [NAME] and east to Poxwell. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3205 | Purbeck Freestone | 85 |  | Bioclastic limestone. Shell fragments are about 3mm to whole shells of 20mm.Cream colour when fresh. The colour can vary often be greyish due to the presence of dark shells. Weathered colour : Grey tones according to shell content. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Grey | PURBECK LIMESTONE GROUP | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Bedded. | The identification of three different beds is dependent on the fossil content. | Resistant. | Walling and roofing | Dorset |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | ? | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3206 | Tisbury | 41 |  | Limestone |  |  |  | TISBURY MEMBER |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3207 | Tisbury Sandstone | 41 |  | Sandstone |  |  |  | TISBURY MEMBER |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3211 | [NAME] | 82 | [NAME] | Blue, Silver or [NAME] colour. Shows no definite crystalline structure therefore no separate grains to measure grain size (Amorphous, silica). | GREY | Uniform | Grey | BOYNE HOLLOW CHERT MEMBER | [NAME] | CHERT | VERY FINE GRAINED | Nodular. | Similar to flint but has a saccharoidal texture. | Rough texture on weathered surface. | Walling in the same way as flint, needing squared stones for structural strength in quoins and window  and door frames. | [NAME] and [NAME] area. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3212 | Caen Stone | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3213 | Chilmark Sandstone | 39 |  | Calcareous sandstone |  |  |  | PORTLAND STONE FORMATION |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3214 | Fuller's Earth Rock | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | FULLER'S EARTH ROCK MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE |  |  |  |  | Walling. | ? |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3215 | Greensand | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3216 | [NAME] | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3217 | Ironstone | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3218 | Portland Marble | 94 |  |  |  |  |  | PORTLAND STONE FORMATION |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3219 | Portland Spangle | 94 |  |  |  |  |  | PORTLAND STONE FORMATION |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3220 | Upway | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3221 | White Lias | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | WHITE LIAS FORMATION [OBSOLETE NAME AND CODE] | PALAEOGENE | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3222 | [NAME] | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3223 | Flint | 33 |  | This is used as knapped flint in walls with squared stones as constructional framework.  Shows no definite crystalline structure therefore no separate grains to measure grain size (Amorphous, silica). It is very similar to the Terrace Gravels. Very fine-grained and smooth. Is generally uniform black colour but can be mixture of black, grey and white. Tends to go brown over hundreds of years. | BLACK | Mottled | [NAME] | CLAY-WITH-FLINTS FORMATION | [NAME] | FLINT | Very fine grained | Nodular outlines. | A glassy appearance, irregular but rounded shape. | Very resistant, rough texture on weathered surface. | Walling. | The Chalk Downland area of central Dorset. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3224 | Barton Bed G | 1 |  | Stone from a bed in the Tertiary Barton Group |  |  |  | BARTON GROUP | PALAEOGENE | NOT ENTERED |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3225 | Wealden Grit | 1 |  | Gritstone from the Wealden Group described in Dorset |  |  |  | WEALDEN GROUP | [NAME] | SANDSTONE |  |  |  |  | ? | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3226 | Siltstone | 340 |  | Siltstone used as roofing material in Dorset |  |  |  | PARENT DATA NOT YET ENTERED [HIERARCHY CODE] |  | SILTSTONE |  |  |  |  | Roofing | Dorset usage |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Buildings spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3227 | [NAME] | 95 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3228 | [NAME] | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3229 | [NAME] | 97 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3230 | Bower's [NAME] | 95 | [NAME] | Blue-grey, hard limestone. The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed | GREY | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3231 | Bower's Whitbed | 96 | Portland Stone | Blue-grey, hard limestone. The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed | GREY | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3232 | Bower's Basebed | 97 | Portland Stone | Blue-grey, hard limestone. The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed | GREY | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3233 | [NAME] | 95 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3234 | [NAME] | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3235 | Fancy Beach Roach | 95 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3236 | Fancy Beach Whitbed | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3237 | Fancy Beach Basebed | 97 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3238 | Independent Roach | 95 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3239 | Independent Whitbed | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3240 | Independent Basebed | 97 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3241 | [NAME] | 95 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3242 | [NAME] | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3243 | [NAME] | 97 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3244 | Jordan's [NAME] | 95 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3245 | Jordan's Whitbed | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3246 | Jordan's Basebed | 97 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3247 | King Barrow Roach | 97 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3248 | King Barrow Whitbed | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3249 | King Barrow Basebed | 97 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3250 | Sheat Roach | 95 | [NAME] | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3251 | Sheat Whitbed | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3252 | Sheat Basebed | 97 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3253 | Freestone Bed | 88 | Purbeck Stone | Bioclastic limestone. Shell fragments are about 3mm to whole shells of 20mm.Cream colour when fresh. The colour can vary often be greyish due to the presence of dark shells. Weathered colour : Grey tones according to shell content. | PALE-YELLOW | Uniform | Grey | STAIR HOLE MEMBER | JURASSIC to [NAME] | LIMESTONE, FOSSILIFEROUS | Fine grained | Bedded. | The identification of three different beds is dependent on the fossil content. | Resistant. | The Freestone Bed of the Freestone Vein has been used as ashlar, either plain or rock faced, in the 19th century churches | Poole and Bournemouth |  | ? | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | [NAME], J (2008) Dorset Stone. The Dovecote Press, Dorset  J Thomas observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3254 | [NAME] | 96 | Portland Stone | The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed. |  | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER |  | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. | 2011-06-21 00:00:00 | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | J [NAME] observations (unpublished) | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3255 | Warmwell Sand Heathstone | 229 | Heathstone | Cemented sand |  |  |  | WARMWELL FARM SAND MEMBER |  | SANDSTONE |  |  |  |  | Walling | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Sources spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3256 | Chalk Block | 230 | Clunch | [NAME], grey and off-white, soft marly Chalk and hard grey limestone arranged in couplets | BUFF | Variable | [NAME], grey and off-white | WEST MELBURY MARLY CHALK FORMATION |  | CHALK |  |  | Soft marly Chalk and hard grey limestone arranged in couplets |  | Walling | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Sources spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3257 | West Park Heathstone | 229 | Heathstone | Cemented Sand |  |  |  | WEST PARK FARM MEMBER |  | SANDSTONE |  |  |  |  | Walling | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Sources spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3258 | Portland Cap | 94 | Portland Stone | Blue-grey, hard limestone. The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed | GREY | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3259 | Portland Hard Blue | 94 | Portland Stone | Blue-grey, hard limestone. The ooliths are about 2mm. Cream with a pale brown tint when fresh. The Base Bed is slightly softer than the Whit Bed | GREY | Uniform | White | PORTLAND FREESTONE MEMBER | JURASSIC | LIMESTONE, OOIDAL | Fine grained | Some current bedding. The ooliths are spheroidal structures. | [NAME] has large vugs In the shape of fossils. [NAME] has a varying numbers of large bivalve. | Stone with more shells tends to show signs of weathering a lot later than a stone with no shells. | Walling, carving and monuments. Used as ashlar in buildings except on the Isle of Portland itself, where some is used as rubble. | Isle of Portland, Weymouth, [NAME], many English, [NAME] and Irish cities and worldwide in former British Colonial territories. | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | M Poulteney, Albion Stone | 2012-05-16 10:20:38
3260 | Branksome Sand Heathstone | 229 | Heathstone | Cemented sand |  |  |  | BRANKSOME SAND FORMATION |  | SANDSTONE |  |  |  |  | Walling | Dorset usage |  | D Cameron | Dorset County Council | Dorset English Heritage  Atlas Area | Dorset Sources Spreadsheet | 2012-05-16 10:20:38