Cockercombe tuff

Cockercombe Tuff is a greenish-grey, hard pyroclastic rock, formed by the compression of volcanic ash containing high quantities of chlorite, which gives it its distinctive colour.[1][2] It is found almost exclusively in the south-eastern end of the Quantock Hills[3] near Cockercombe, Somerset, England from where it has been quarried for centuries.

Quantock Lodge is built from Cockercombe tuff.[4][5]

References
  1. Prudden, Hugh. "Somerset building stone guide" (PDF). Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. Haslett, Simon K. (2010). Somerset Landscapes: Geology and landforms. Usk: Blackbarn Books. p. 50. ISBN 9781456416317.
  3. Brenchley, P.J.; Peter Franklin Rawson (2006). The geology of England and Wales. Geological Society. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-86239-200-7.
  4. "Over Stowey Parish Design Statement". Sedgemoor District Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. "Strategic Stone Study: A Building Stone Atlas of Somerset and Exmoor". English Heritage. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

51.09°N 3.20°W / 51.09; -3.20


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