Grid Reference NZ 738 200
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 94
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status SSSI and Part of the Heritage Coast
Description of Geodiversity Extensive disused quarry area revealing workings in the Alum shale member of the Whitby mudstone formation. Top of the quarry reveals exposures of massive Saltwick sandstone with sporadic exposures of the underlying Dogger formation
Literature References Along the Scar – Denis Goldring 2001
Steeped in History – I Miller, North Yorkshire Moors NPA 2002
The Floating Egg – Roger Osbourne 1998
The Regional Coastline of Yorkshire – J.W.Steers 1967
Site Map
Site Assessment
| Access and Safety |
Comments |
Rating |
| Safety of access |
Access along Cleveland Way footpath from Boulby or Upton |
10 |
| Safety of exposure |
Hazardous cliff edge at the base of quarry and hazardous backwall from the Cleveland Way footpath |
4 |
| Restricting conditions |
High winds due to hazardous cliffs etc |
8 |
| Multiple exposure |
From Boulby Quarry along the Cleveland Way to Loftus Quarry and Hummersea |
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. |
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| Education and Science |
Comments |
Rating |
| Surface processes |
Weathering, erosion and transportation |
10 |
| Geomorphology |
Cliffs and talus slopes |
10 |
| Sedimentary rock |
Lias sequence specifically the Whitby mudstone & Saltwick sandstone formations. The rare Dogger formation is exposed at some points below the Saltwick |
10 |
| Igneous rock |
None |
|
| Metamorphic rock |
None |
|
| Fossils |
Various marine in the Whitby mudstone |
10 |
| Minerals |
Pyrite oxidation |
3 |
| Structural features |
Shallow dipping strata |
3 |
| Stratigraphy |
Exposures of upper Lias and lower Ravenscar groups |
10 |
| Geodiversity Value |
Comments |
Rating |
| Education |
Basic geology study and fossil collection |
10 |
| Scientific |
Special site for study by Earth scientists |
10 |
| Historical |
Disused site of major Alum mining area with some associated mining structures and features |
10 |
| Aesthetic |
Coastal cliff feature |
10 |
Surveyors
Denis Goldring
Boulby Quarry
Grid Reference NZ 738 200
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 94
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status SSSI and Part of the Heritage Coast
Description of Geodiversity Extensive disused quarry area revealing workings in the Alum shale member of the Whitby mudstone formation. Top of the quarry reveals exposures of massive Saltwick sandstone with sporadic exposures of the underlying Dogger formation
Literature References Along the Scar – Denis Goldring 2001
Steeped in History – I Miller, North Yorkshire Moors NPA 2002
The Floating Egg – Roger Osbourne 1998
The Regional Coastline of Yorkshire – J.W.Steers 1967
Site Map
Site Assessment
Surveyors