Material: Kilkenny Blue Limestone

Kilkenny Blue Limestone has been used for centuries as the material of choice for the construction of prestige buildings. It can be worked to provide colours that range from deep blue black to subtle blue grey and surface textures ranging from silky smooth to positively aggressive. In the hands of a skilled architect, designer or mason the combination of colours and textures can bring the most mundane structure to life or produce stunning variations with the interplay between light and texture.

As with all materials there are some limitations on limestone thickness for the textured finishes.In a similar way some of the mechanically produced textures cannot be applied to the edges of the blocks.Polished and honed finishes generally do not perform well out of doors.

Finish: Bushammered

Bushammered finish has a dark blue-grey background with randomly distributed, closely spaced, contrasting paler blue-grey spots.

Finish
The surface has a smooth background with a closely spaced, randomly distributed pattern of fine dimples. Very little of the underlying limestone texture is visible but larger crinoids and white lines may show up as slightly paler areas. The appearance will vary slightly depending on the interplay of light and shadow on the surface.