Scottish Mafite has been sourced from numerous quarries and quarry clusters in many different parts of Scotland. The stone, which is mainly microgabbro (dolerite), microdiorite and basalt, comes from dykes and other small intrusions that formed at different times in the geological history of Scotland. The stone was not affected by the Caledonian Orogeny (i.e. it is not deformed). Scottish Mafite was used locally, regionally and nationally, mainly to form paving and masonry but also for millstones and baker's ovens. Scottish Mafite (sourced from large boulders rather than bedrock) is supplied as building stone today.

Building Stone ID 10,174