Landslip feature at Amber Hill, Scordale:: OS grid NY7622 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

NY7622 : Landslip feature at Amber Hill, Scordale

3 km from Hilton, Cumbria, Great Britain

Landslip feature at Amber Hill, Scordale

A great chunk of the Melmerby Scar Limestone layer appears to have slipped and moved bodily downhill. Note the resurgence NY7622 : Amber Hill Rising, Scordale below - is this perhaps responsible for undermining the rock?

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2012

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Grid Square: NY7622, 7 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Karl and Ali (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 6 October, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 8 October, 2012
Geographical Context: Geological interest Uplands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Moorland Rocks, Scree, Cliffs
Subject Location: OSGB36: NY 7613 2220 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.6649N 2:22.2564W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NY 7557 2232
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)