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Hartlepool Little Scar
Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 477 333 BGS Sheet 27 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Old quarry revealing various exposures of Magnesian limestone Literature References Geology of the Country from Durham...
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Monthly Archives: April 2003

Naisberry Quarry

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 477 333 BGS Sheet 27 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Old quarry revealing various exposures of Magnesian limestone Literature References Geology of the Country from Durham to West Hartlepool – Denis Smith 1967 Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along farm track 10 Safety of exposure Very safe quarry 10 Restricting conditions Cattle [...]
By admin on April 30, 2003 | Leave a comment

Waterfall Railway Cutting

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 635 138 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status Description of Geodiversity Old railway cutting revealing two exposures of Cleveland ironstone. Specifically the Pecten seam of the Cleveland ironstone formation is exposed Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along road to Spa Wood 10 Safety of exposure Flat viewing [...]
By admin on April 22, 2003 | Leave a comment

Barwick Dyke Quarry

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 431 152 BGS Sheet 33 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Disused flooded quarry revealing an exposure of the Cleveland Dyke. The site also reveals a unique exposure of the contact between the Dyke and Sherwood sandstone country rock. Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of [...]
By admin on April 22, 2003 | Leave a comment

Bold Venture Gill

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 603 133 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI and RIGS Description of Geodiversity Old quarry area revealing Jet shale sequence of the Whitby mudstone formation Literature References Guisborough District Mines – Simon Chapman 2001 The Floating Egg – Roger Osbourne 1998 Site Map Site Assessment Access and [...]
By admin on April 17, 2003 | Leave a comment

Hill Plain

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 606 139 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI and RIGS Description of Geodiversity Roadside spoil tip revealing various sequences of Cleveland ironstone Literature References Guisborough District Mines – Simon Chapman 2001 Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Roadside exposure 10 Safety of exposure View from forestry road 10 Restricting [...]
By admin on April 17, 2003 | Leave a comment

High Cliff Nab

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 611 139 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Massive exposure of Saltwick sandstone Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Footpath to nab 10 Safety of exposure Good - No overhangs 10 Restricting conditions High winds 8 Multiple exposure Part of Guisborough Forest 10 Note It is strongly suggested that on-site [...]
By admin on April 14, 2003 | Leave a comment

Stainsby Beck Dyke

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 465 146 BGS Sheet 33 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Stream bed exposure of the Cleveland Dyke Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access On footpath from industrial estate 10 Safety of exposure On opposite riverbank footpath 10 Restricting conditions High flow episodes obscure exposure 6 Multiple exposure Mercia mudstone exposure downstream 7 Note It is strongly [...]
By admin on April 10, 2003 | Leave a comment

Barwick Sandstone Quarry

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors 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 [...]
By admin on April 9, 2003 | Leave a comment

Stainsby Beck Mudstone

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 465 146 BGS Sheet 33 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Small river-cliff feature revealing an exposure of Mercia mudstone Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along footpath from industrial estate 10 Safety of exposure On opposite river bank footpath 10 Restricting conditions High flow episodes will cover exposure 6 Multiple exposure Cleveland Dyke [...]
By admin on April 7, 2003 | Leave a comment

Hartlepool Little Scar

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 526 304 BGS Sheet 27 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS No designation Site Description Site Status None Description of Geodiversity Small exposure revealing a wave washed scar consisting of Sherwood sandstone Literature References The Geology of the Country Between Durham and West Hartlepool – Dennis Smith 1967 Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Down safe steps [...]
By admin on April 7, 2003 | Leave a comment