Thousands of granite setts - which originated from stone taken from an Aberdeenshire quarry - are due to start being laid as new surfacing in Union Street Central within the next couple of months. The ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Thousands of granite setts - which originated from stone taken from an Aberdeenshire quarry - are due to start being laid as new surfacing ...

Thousands of granite setts sourced from an Aberdeenshire quarry will be used to complete the new surface along Union Street Central over the coming weeks. The light grey cassies, or cobble stones, are ...

The granite setts were originally laid by Henry Peak in 1864 and funded by a public subscription that asked for £11,000 to be raised for repaving the street. More than 150 years later and the ...

This includes the streets crossing George Street as well as widening the pavements in the area and granite setts for the road. But locals have been left fuming over the decision, with many ...

These include widening the pavements and granite setts for the road. An Edinburgh Council site states: "The road will have granite setts and be narrowed to two lanes to allow for widened pavements.