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Spittal Quarries View from SW showing flooded section
SC 438195
Description Spittal Quarries View from SW showing flooded section
Date 16/5/1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 438195
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Flagstone quarry, Spittal, Caithness There were extensive flagstone quarries in the Spittal area, supplying paving slabs to both Scottish and English markets. They were worked by excavating down from low-lying ground, so flooded when working was abandoned. This view shows a flooded section of quarry. The small depth of soil above the surface of the stone strata is evident. The ease with which the Caithness flagstones could be split into regular slabs, and the non-slip surfaces which resulted made them very popular for surfacing street pavements, courtyards, kitchen floors etc in the 19th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H74/150/7
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