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Building Name or Address

Nelson's Column

Location of Geological Feature

Main building stone for the column and pedestal. Note how some of the blocks on the pedestal are beginning to spall.

Description of geological feature

Foggintor Granite

Fossils

Rock Type

Granite

Geological Age

280 Ma

Quarry Location

Foggintor, Dartmoor, Devon, UK.

Category

Igneous

Nearest station

Charing Cross

Address

Trafalgar Square WC2N 5DN