What types of stones were used in the Canongate Wall?
A selection of Scottish stones from various regions of the country was used in the Canongate Wall. The stones used for the engraved quotes are: 1) Easdale Slate – Easdale Island, Argyll 2) Cove Red Sandstone – Annan, Dumfries & Galloway 3) Ardkinglas – Cairndow, Argyll 4) Whinstone – Caldercruix, West Lothian 5) Carmyllie Sandstone, Angus 6) Errochty – Struan, Perthshire 7) Conglomerate – Dunbeath Beach, Caithness 8) Lewissian Gneiss – Lochinver, Sutherland 9) Ledmore Marble – Ledmore Quarry, Highlands 10) Corrennie Granite – Aberdeenshire 11) Clashach Sandstone – Elgin, Morayshire 12) Kemnay Granite – Aberdeenshire 13) Torridonian Sandstone – Ullapool, Highlands 14) Caithness Flagstone – Spittal, Caithness 15) Ardkinglas – Cairndow, Argyll 16) Pipe Rock – Ledmore, Highlands 17) Errochty – Struan, Perthshire 18) Cullaloe Sandstone – Aberdour, Fife 19) Knowehead Sandstone – Dumfries 20) Glen Tilt Marble – Blair Atholl, Perthshire 21) Easdale Slate – Easdale Island, Argyll 22) Grey Grani
