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Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 643 145 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Upland river gorge revealing exposures of Saltwick sandstone with a beck cutting steeply through the...
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Monthly Archives: August 2003

Wiley Cat Beck

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 643 145 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Upland river gorge revealing exposures of Saltwick sandstone with a beck cutting steeply through the profile Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along designated footpath 8 Safety of exposure Steep-sided valley, overhangs in places 6 Restricting conditions High-flow episodes 9 Multiple exposure None   Note It [...]
By admin on August 28, 2003 | Leave a comment

Kilton Hill

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 694 171 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI (Site of Old Nature Reserve) Description of Geodiversity Head of Kilton Mine comprising tip of ironstone spoil, area also contains old mine buildings. The mine went down to a depth of 207m and was worked between 1875 and [...]
By admin on August 19, 2003 | Leave a comment

Langbaurgh Ridge

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 564 120 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status Description of Geodiversity Intruded igneous ridge forming exposed igneous faces and a relic quarried trench Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Access along footpath from Quarry House 10 Safety of exposure Flat viewing platform 10 Restricting conditions Permission from landowner   Multiple exposure Along length of [...]
By admin on August 16, 2003 | Leave a comment

Whitecliff Wood

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 715 182 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Site Description Site Status Description of Geodiversity River cliff exposures of massive Saltwick sandstone forming cliffs and escarpments Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Descend to stream level via housing estate 8 Safety of exposure Slippery bank, no footpath 5 Restricting conditions High flow episodes 5 Multiple exposure None   Note It is [...]
By admin on August 12, 2003 | Leave a comment

Skelton Beck

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 655 200 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Skelton beck 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Stream bed and river-cliff exposures of Staithes sandstone. Natural waterfall. Change of facies to Cleveland ironstone Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along the Cleveland Way to start of section 10 Safety [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | Leave a comment

Hell Gill

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors 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, [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | Leave a comment

Belmont Bank

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 622 148 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity North facing escarpment revealing few exposures. Underlying geology is Staithes sandstone, Cleveland ironstone, Whitby mudstone overlain by the Saltwick sandstone formation. Old mine tips now wooded Literature References Guisborough District Mines – [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | Leave a comment

Saltburn to Cattersty Coast

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 690 228 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Saltburn to Skinningrove Coast 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Wave washed platform and cliffs revealing Redcar mudstone formation at the base overlain by Staithes sandstone in the cliffs. Cleveland ironstone in upper part of cliffs, all capped by [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | 1 Comment

Marske Mill

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 663 202 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Skelton Beck 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Steep sided gorge revealing exposures of Staithes sandstone with a small natural waterfall Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Via Cleveland Way 10 Safety of exposure In channel access only - Overhangs etc 7 Restricting [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | Leave a comment