Grid Reference NZ 599 131
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 93
Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status SNCI
Description of Geodiversity Late glacial V-shaped valley. Exposure of Cleveland ironstone (Pecten seam) along roadside. Further along track spoil tips of Whitby mudstone (Jet shale member) can be observed
Literature References Glimpses of Monument Mine, Great Ayton – Richard Pepper 1996
Site Map
Site Assessment
| Access and Safety | Comments | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Safety of access | Via public footpath and forest tracks from Hutton Village | 10 |
| Safety of exposure | View from forest track | 10 |
| Restricting conditions | Forestry work | 8 |
| Multiple exposure | With Bold Venture Gill, Hill Plain, and High Cliff Nab along track | 10 |
| 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. |
| Education and Science | Comments | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Surface processes | Weathering and erosion | 8 |
| Geomorphology | Late glacial V-shaped valley on escarpment | 8 |
| Sedimentary rock | Ironstone with inter-bedded mudstone, also Alum and Jet mining spoil | 10 |
| Igneous rock | None | |
| Metamorphic rock | None | |
| Fossils | Various marine | 7 |
| Minerals | Siderite and Calcite | 8 |
| Structural features | None specific | 2 |
| Stratigraphy | Cleveland ironstone (Pecten seam) | 10 |
| Geodiversity Value | Comments | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Fossil identification | 10 |
| Scientific | Study by Earth scientists | 10 |
| Historical | Jet shale mining | 8 |
| Aesthetic | Area of forestry, rough exposures and spoil | 6 |
Surveyors
Denis Goldring