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Beer stone

Scope note

Fine textured white limestone quarried in the vicinity of Beer, Devon, England; used primarily as a building stone.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300011302

Broader Terms used

shelly limestone

Created

13yrs ago

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