Selbourne Field Guide Entry

Rag

Category: geology

“Rag” refers to a hard, irregular stone found in the Selborne area.

Field Description

Rubbly, broken-textured stone, often encountered beneath sandy soils or in banks.

In White’s Landscape

Used as a local building material and forming part of the geological structure beneath the heath.

Notes

Likely part of the Upper Greensand formation.