The Building Stones of Edinburgh with Luis Albornoz-Parra

8 December 2025, 6.30pm | Edinburgh is renowned for its dramatic stone architecture. What are the sources and types of building stone?

Mon, 8 December 2025 | 6:30 -8:30pm | Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL

Edinburgh is renowned for its dramatic stone architecture. What are the sources and types of building stone?

Luis Albornoz-Parra of the British Geological Survey will bring some samples for identification and will make suggestions as to where in the city you might see them.

AHSS Forth & Borders Group Winter Lecture Series

£6 online/in-person | £2 students

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The Building Stones of Edinburgh with Luis Albornoz-Parra