Bulkflint, unknapped field flint. Bulk flint.
Based on a farm in the heart of the Cuckmere Valley, East Sussex, we specialise in the supply of traditional unkanpped field flint. We work with a small group of award winning flint and stone masons specialising in the traditional construction, restoration, conservation and repair of all types of flint and stone structures.
Unknapped field flint is supplied in bulk or 1 ton bags
Typically enough to cover 6-8 sq metres
South Downs Field Flint
As the name suggests, this type of flint is to be found in fields. The effects of erosion and also yearly ploughing of the land continually bring new flints to the surface.
The range of colours of field flints comprise to make a very attractive building material. "Natural" faces can often be used, or else the flints can be semi-knapped to result in the desired face. Flints from the Chalky South Downs are extremely desirable more so than from heavier clay soils.
