Cove Red Sandstone is a fine grained, warm terracotta coloured material, which is a cross between Locharbriggs and Coarsehill The stone can have distinct bed markings which give it an interesting characteristic. The stone is suitable for most masonry facades and monumental applications.

Quarried at Kirk Patrick Flemming in Southern Scotland, this quarry has in its past yielded many thousands of tonnes, employing at the turn of the century up to 400 men. There are very large reserves.