Thesaurus Term/Concept: MOORSTONE

Identifier 98061
Class MAIN BUILDING MATERIALS
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Stonemason's name for granite found lying upon the moorland surface, as opposed to having been quarried, in the West Country and the Lake District. Used, as found, since prehistoric times, in later years was often dressed and shaped.

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