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Holyrood Park: view of S end of Salisbury Crags, showing archaeological features
D 32903 CN
Description Holyrood Park: view of S end of Salisbury Crags, showing archaeological features
Date 12/1998
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number D 32903 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 408218, SC 1574284
Scope and Content Salisbury Crags quarries, Holyrood Park, City of Edinburgh The face of Salisbury Crags is formed of a hard volcanic rock known as basalt. This was much in demand as a building stone and it has been quarried for a long time. In 1666 it was exported to London for paving stones. The quarrying took place under control of Lord Haddington, Keeper of the Park. By the start of the 19th century the use of explosives meant that up to 100 tons of rock were extracted daily. Public concern was raised and in 1831 quarrying was stopped. The rock-face of the quarries revealed interesting formation sequences that were studied by James Hutton, a local geologist, at the end of the 18th century. His theories, developed here, were influential in revealing how the Earth was formed. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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