Stone Origin:

Northumberland sandstone

Typical Aesthetics:

Pale Gold

Typical Texture

Fine to medium grained

Description:

Darney sandstone is a fine to medium grained pale gold through, light buff to almost blonde in colour. The Stone is extracted from Darney quarry, located at East Woodburn, Hexham Northumberland.

Declaration Of Performance

Technical Information

Darney sandstone is suitable for most aspects of construction including load bearing masonry and cladding projects. With extensive reserves readily available, Darney sandstone is the stone of choice for both new build and conservation projects across Scotland and North East of England and Yorkshire.

Compressive Strength:

64 MPa (Mean)

Porosity:

17.2% (Mean)

Water Absorption:

4.8% (by wt)

Flexural Strength:

3.6 Mpa (Mean)

Acid Immersion:

Passed

Bulk Density:

2190 kg/m³

Please note that all stone data is purely for reference purposes only.