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Catpund Steatite Quarries
Lerwick
Steatite or soapstone is soft and easy to carve into bowls. From prehistoric times onwards vessels of various sizes or shapes were cut out of the rock face here. The quarrying marks can still be clearly seen.
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Catpund Steatite Quarries
Cunningsburgh
Lerwick
Shetland
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