Sett (paving)
Rectangular stone for surfacing roads and walkways / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Sett (disambiguation).
"Pavé" redirects here. For the stonesetting method, see Stonesetting § Bead.
A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block,[1] is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways.[2][3] Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided horses' hooves with better grip than a smooth surface, they are now encountered rather as decorative stone paving in landscape architecture. Setts are often referred to as "cobblestones", although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone in that it is quarried or worked to a regular shape, whereas the latter is generally a small, naturally-rounded rock. Setts are usually made of granite.
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