Feature Stones

Building Grade Wealden Sussex Sandstone Rock Garden Stone

Honey colour, with some autumn colours with veining. Very fine textured unique stone that is easy to carve with distinctive fine features.

This rock garden stone is ideal for pond lining, retaining walls, water features and to plant around. The stone is selected from the quarry face and on occasion will contain a patina of age. This material is the ideal choice for the discerning landscape gardener.

Samples of rock garden stone are not available, but we welcome visitors to the quarry to select their own stones as sizes vary.

Availability

Random size, priced per m3.

Sizes

Random lengths, course heights and depths.

Specifications

Geology	Lower Cretaceous, Tunbridge Wells Sand of deltaic origin consisting of cemented quartzose sand.
Colour	Honey colour, with some autumn colours with veining.
Texture	Very fine unique stone that is easy to carve with distinctive fine features.
Crushing Strength	Air dried 321 - 529kgf/cm²
Weight	Water saturated 2524kg/m³
Acid immersion test	passed
Porosity (%volume)	26.2%
Saturation coefficient	0.67

Recommended Uses

Landscaping

Retaining walls, batters

Load-bearing masonry

Drystone Walling

Piers with limited height

Non load-bearing cladding and facings

Window surrounds

Walling

Fireplaces

Boundary walls

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Our experienced technical consultants would be happy to answer your questions about any of our products or materials. Contact us to discuss what you need.

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Samples are indicative of the texture and colour of our material.
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