Grid Reference NZ 435 153
BGS Sheet 33
OS Sheet 93
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status SNCI
Description of Geodiversity Disused quarry site revealing a single face Sherwood sandstone. The site includes many areas of spoil and previously worked faces that are partly covered
Literature References
Site Map
Site Assessment
| Access and Safety |
Comments |
Rating |
| Safety of access |
Along footpath to quarry |
10 |
| Safety of exposure |
Horseshoe shaped quarry - safe viewing |
10 |
| Restricting conditions |
Golf course development in the future |
8 |
| Multiple exposure |
None |
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| Note |
It is strongly suggested that on-site safety be the responsibility of the party leader(s), as the safety information above is given only as a guide. |
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| Education and Science |
Comments |
Rating |
| Surface processes |
Excellent examples of biological weathering |
10 |
| Geomorphology |
Limited example |
2 |
| Sedimentary rock |
Rare exposure of Sherwood sandstone |
10 |
| Igneous rock |
None |
|
| Metamorphic rock |
None |
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| Fossils |
None specific |
1 |
| Minerals |
None specific |
1 |
| Structural features |
Excellent apparent dip of up to 10° |
10 |
| Stratigraphy |
Definite stratigraphical sequences |
8 |
| Geodiversity Value |
Comments |
Rating |
| Education |
Limited educational value |
2 |
| Scientific |
Rare exposure of Sherwood sandstone |
10 |
| Historical |
Disused quarry |
5 |
| Aesthetic |
Disused quarry close to the River Tees |
8 |
Surveyors
Andrew Carter
Barwick Sandstone Quarry
Grid Reference NZ 435 153
BGS Sheet 33
OS Sheet 93
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status SNCI
Description of Geodiversity Disused quarry site revealing a single face Sherwood sandstone. The site includes many areas of spoil and previously worked faces that are partly covered
Literature References
Site Map
Site Assessment
Surveyors