Introduction
Column showing Formations making up the Middle Jurassic of the Tees Valley.
Following the marine conditions of the Lower Jurassic, transition to the Middle Jurassic is marked by extensive uplift and erosion of the local land surface producing a patchwork of different environments. During this episode [...]
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Middle Jurassic
Jurassic
Rocks of Jurassic age crop out exclusively south of the River Tees, with both Lower and Middle Jurassic successions well represented. The rocks indicate an episode of marine sedimentation, represented by the Lias Group, followed by alternating cycles of deltaic and marine sedimentation represented by the overlying Ravenscar Group.
Marker on the Cleveland Way east of [...]
Freebrough Hill
Grid Reference NZ 690 127
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 94
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
View of Freebrough Hill from the lay-by on the A171.
Site Description
Site Status
Description of Geodiversity: An outlier of nearby Moorsholm Rigg to the south with its summit reaching to 250m above sea level and 50m above the surrounding moorland. Freebrough Hill [...]
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