Dumfries & Galloway Sandstone
Typical Aesthetics:
Orange / Red
Typical Texture
Fine grained
Description:
The famous terracotta / orange sandstone from Annan, Dumfrieshire
Technical Information
Overall, Corsehill should be suitable for use in most aspects of construction including flooring, paving, load bearing masonry and cladding caution should be used in areas where a long service life is needed and there are high salt concentrations.
Compressive Strength:
67.6 MPa
Porosity:
28.8%
Water Absorption:
10.1% (by wt)
Flexural Strength:
5.7 MPa
Saturation Coefficient:
0.66
Bulk Specific Gravity:
1888kg/m3
