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whinstone
whinstone (ˈhwɪnstəʊn) Also whimstone. [f. whin2 + stone n.] A name for various very hard dark-coloured rocks or stones, as greenstone, basalt, chert, or quartzose sandstone.1513 Douglas æneis vii. Prol. 39 On raggit rolkis of hard harsk quhyne stane. 1763 W. Lewis Phil. Comm. Techn. 441 The stone c... Oxford English Dictionary
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Whinstone
Whinstone is a term used in the quarrying industry to describe any hard dark-coloured rock. Description Massive outcrops of whinstone occur at the Pentland Hills, Scotland and the Whin Sills, England. wikipedia.org
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The English moors: of furze, whinstone and wild passion - MSN
The Yorkshire moors, home to one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the UK, are known for their harsh terrain, bad weather, and stark, dramatic beauty.
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whimstone
whimstone variant of whinstone.1822 Conybeare & Phillips Outl. Geol. Eng. i. 204 Concretions are frequent..and are called whim-stones or potlids. Oxford English Dictionary
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Whindust
local name used in Scotland and the North of England referring to fine-grained grit or dust resulting as a by-product from the grinding and breaking of Whinstone wikipedia.org
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whun
whun, -stane see whin1, whin2, whinstone. Oxford English Dictionary
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Kilspindie
The village has an area of of which are arable land and are woodland, the local geology is mostly whinstone, amygdule and trap. wikipedia.org
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M. Sattonius Iucundus
Sattonius Iucundus, third century During an excavation in the Roman Thermae of Heerlen a whinstone was found, pointing to M. wikipedia.org
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Longhoughton Quarry
The site is a now disused quarry which yielded whinstone, a hard dark rock associated in Northumberland with the Whin Sill. wikipedia.org
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Mostyn Cottage
The building, a single-storey cottage located on Pier Road, is made of whinstone and sandstone rubble with pink sandstone margins and dressings. wikipedia.org
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Rashielee Quay
All the whinstone had to be floated down to the site on barges at the slack tide and placed underwater. The dyke was added to in later years on the west end using whinstone from the Rashielee Quarries. wikipedia.org
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Quarry Wood, Stockton-on-Tees
As the name suggests the site was a Victorian Whinstone quarry from the 1820s to 1850s. The pond is not connected to the River Tees due to the impermeable nature of Whinstone. wikipedia.org
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Lonaigbank and Marlyn
The buildings, single-storey cottages located on Pier Road, are made of whinstone and sandstone rubble with pink sandstone margins and dressings. wikipedia.org
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Sunnyside (Luss)
The building, a single-storey cottage located on Pier Road, is made of whinstone and sandstone rubble with pink sandstone margins and dressings. wikipedia.org
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Forrestfield, North Lanarkshire
Cairneyhill Quarry, a whinstone quarry operated by Tarmac, lies to the south of Forrestfield. wikipedia.org
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