Portland Independent Top Whitbed

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50°33′00″N 2°26′24″W / 50.550°N 2.440°W / 50.550; -2.440

Portland Stone quarry on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.

Portland Independent Top Whitbed is the variety of Portland stone used to build the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster. It originates from Independent quarries on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England.

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