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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 Chiding stone, Chiddingstone, Harrison Rocks
The rock makes for good rock climbing in the SE of England.
The rock is locally rich in Iron and mining it gave the Wealden area an Iron making industry in Mediaevil times. It also accounts for a number of Chalybeate springs across Kent and Sussex.
by N Chadwick

Created: Thu, 30 Sep 2010, Updated: Sat, 30 May 2020


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TQ5535 : Eridge Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5739 : Wellington Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Toad Rock by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Toad Rock by N Chadwick
TQ5739 : Mount Edgecumbe Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5538 : High Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5840 : Wooded cliff, All Saints' Rd by N Chadwick
TQ5840 : Sandstone Cliff by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : The Loaf by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Toad Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5840 : Cliff, All Saints Rd by N Chadwick
TQ5740 : The Rocks, Reynolds Lane by N Chadwick
TQ5840 : Faulted block by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Toad Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ6841 : Roadside cliff, Horsmonden Rd by N Chadwick
TQ5840 : Sandstone Cliff by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Between the rock outcrops by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Happy Valley Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5538 : High Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Crags of Tunbridge Wells Sandstone by N Chadwick
TQ5535 : Eridge Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5536 : Eridge Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5739 : Wellington Rocks by N Chadwick
TQ5639 : Toad Rock by N Chadwick
TQ5739 : Mount Edgecumbe Rocks by N Chadwick

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