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Kilkenny Limestone

🇮🇪 Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Irish blue limestone quarry with strong freeze performance, widely specified for civic and heritage work.

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Quality score

4.0/5

Type
Quarry owner & producer
Founded
1950
Pricing
€€€
Response
5 to 10 business days

Quality profile

Editorial scores on eight EN aligned criteria used to judge exterior and high traffic stone performance.

Water absorption3.0/5
Freeze and thaw resistance5.0/5
Abrasion resistance4.0/5
Flexural strength4.0/5
Compressive strength4.0/5
Slip resistance4.0/5
Salt crystallization resistance4.0/5
Petrographic analysis4.0/5

Scores reflect published EN test data, quarry petrography and typical material performance. See how quality is scored.

Specialties

  • Irish blue limestone
  • Heritage
  • Civic paving

Services

  • Block extraction
  • Slabs
  • Cut-to-size

Service area & delivery reach

Domestic Irish supply with UK reachable by sea for landmark projects.

Ireland UK

Reach reflects realistic delivered cost for heavy natural stone. Premium and signature stones travel further where their value carries the freight.

Location

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