The Corncockle Sandstone Formation is stratigraphically the highest unit in the district. 900m+ on geophysical evidence. Lochmaben Basin, Dumfriesshire, southwestern Scotand (Southern Uplands) UnNamed Permian Sandstone Of Desert Dune Origin (4529) Corncockle Quarry, a disused sandstone quarry, 700m NNE of the village of Templand, Dumfriesshire.

Corncockle Quarry, near Lockerbie Period: 20th Century Description: This photograph is a view of the shear face of Corncockle Quarry at Lockerbie. A steam crane is visible at the top of the cliff, while a wooden bridge spans the flooded bottom 100 or so feet.

Jun 30, 1997 · Corncockle Quarry (Figures 2 and 3, Appendix 2), is currently operated by the Dunhouse Quarry Company Ltd. Here, the Corncockle Sandstone Formation comprises fine .

Corncockle Specifiion General Corncockle Quarry is near Lockerbie. Bed thickness varies from – 1 m and the quarry can supply blocks of up to x 4 x 2 m There are ample reserves and the quarry is opened as required to replenish stock levels (currently 250 m3).

Introduction. This was 4 ft in railway linking Corncockle Quarry, a sandstone quarry providing stone for buildings in Glasgow, to Nethercleugh station. The line opened around 1884 and closed before the Second World War. Corncockle Bridge is 'B' listed due to the importance of the quarry to Glasgow. The line had three locomotives, (unnamed) of 1884, of 1885 and Urmston of 1888.

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Dec 01, 1974 · A comprehensive account is given of the discovery and study of the fossil footprints of vertebrates in the British Isles. Brief summaries are given of work published in journals that are generally available to the geologist at large; however, since many papers were published in obscure books and journals, the illustrations in these are reproduced and the papers themselves directly quoted ...

Corncockle is a red brown, noncalcareous, fine to medium grained sandstone of the Permian age with darker flecks and coarser laminae occurring occasionally. Density (typically): 2,132 kg/m3 Water Absorption: %

Named for. Corncockle Quarry. The Corncockle Sandstone Formation is a formation of Cisuralian age ( Early Permian ). It is part of the fill of the Lochmaben Basin in .

Mar 12, 2013 · Corncockle Quarry, Lochmaben. Dumfriesshire. BGS image ID: P00100. Corncockle Quarry, Lochmaben. Dumfriesshire. A photograph taken at the base of the quarry. Closeup view of splitting the sandstone by the 'chisel wedge' method. Eleven wedges are seen being forced into the stone to separate a block from the main mass of rock.

Corncockle Quarry lies within a plantation to the NE of Templand village (NY08NE 39). The red sandstone was worked from the first half of the 19th century, and operations continued well into this century.

In the Lochmaben Basin at the intermittently operational Corncockle Quarry, red sandstones of the Corncockle Sandstone Formation were formerly noted for the abundance of reptilian footprints found in them. Sedimentary structures include large scale aeolian crossbedding and tabular foresets which dip up to 40° to the southwest. The vertical ...

Corncockle Quarry is near Lockerbie. Bed thickness varies from – 1 m and the quarry can supply blocks of up to x 4 x 2 m There are ample reserves and the quarry is opened as required to replenish stock levels (currently 250 m 3). Petrography. Corncockle is a pale red brown, noncalcareous, fine to medium grained sandstone of Permian ...