Wellington Rocks:: OS grid TQ5739 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TQ5739 : Wellington Rocks

near to Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Great Britain

Wellington Rocks

Tunbridge Wells Sandstone

Tunbridge Wells Sandstone

Tunbridge Wells sandstone is Lower Cretaceous in age. It was lain down in large braided river channels. Today it's outcrops form upland regions across the Weald of Kent. In the Tunbridge Wells area there are several locally famous sites. Mount Edgecumbe Rocks TQ5739 : Edgecumbe Rocks, Wellington Rocks TQ5739 : Wellington Rocks, Tunbridge Wells Common, Toad Rock TQ5639 : Toad Rock, Rusthall, Happy Valley Rocks TQ5639 : Happy Valley Rocks, High Rocks TQ5638 : High Rocks, Eridge Rocks TQ5535 : Eridge Rocks, The Chiddingstone TQ5045 : The Chiddingstone, Chiddingstone, Harrison Rocks
The rock makes for good rock climbing in the SE of England.

Wellington Rocks

Wellington Rocks are found on Tunbridge Wells Common, they are an outcrop of Tunbridge Wells Sandstone.

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2009

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Grid Square: TQ5739, 356 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Nigel Chadwick (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 27 September, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 2 October, 2009
Category: Rock outcrops (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 577 391 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:7.8047N 0:15.2125E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 577 391
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)