A building stone assessment of the buff sandstone masonry of the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme, Scottish Borders

This report details the outcomes of an investigation undertaken by the British Geological Survey (BGS) with the aim of characterising the building stones – in terms of their geological properties and origin – that feature within the masonry associated with the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme (HFPS). BGS was commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), with the agreement of Scottish Borders Council, to perform this building stone assessment in order to independently characterise and establish the origins of the buff sandstone used in the construction of the flood defence walls, and also provide technical comment on the properties of the stone(s) employed relative to those set out in the specification. Any enquiries relating to this report should be directed to HES (TechnicalResearch@hes.scot), as the commissioning body.