[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Buildings and Structures]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Corsehill (stone) Corsehill stone is a type of building stone, extracted from Corsehill Quarry in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a red sandstone of Triassic age, used extensively for buildings in the 19th and 20th centuries. == Quarry == On November 8th, 1993, the United States Senate passed a resolution calling for the construction of a memorial to honour the victims of the Lockerbie Bombing. Blocks of red sandstone from the Corsehill Quarry were used to build the Lockerbie Bombing cairn in Arlington National Cemetery. == References == - [[Building Construction/Construction & Materials/Building Material/Natural Stone]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India/pillars]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India/satellites]] - [[Design/Architectural Design/Universal Design and Accessibility]] - [[Professional Practice/Architectural Fees and Billing]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 09 - Plumbing Services/Section 1 - Water Supply]] - [[Building Services/Fire Engineering]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Classical Architecture]]