An extremely hard silcrete sandstone, the cemented remains of a once near-continuous desert crust broken into scattered boulders by glacial action; quarried locally in southern England for exceptionally durable paving setts and kerbs.
Sarsen Stone
Mines
| Mine | Region | Worked |
|---|---|---|
| Denner Hill Quarries | Buckinghamshire | Principally worked 19th and early 20th centuries–No quarries producing Denner Hill stone remain active |