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Beach above Daltulich bridge, River Findhorn
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NH9848
Category: Geological
The Findhorn seen here is at about as low a level as you'd want to paddle... (more)
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Looking up Cwm Gelli-Lago towards Cnicht
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square SH6347
Category: Geological
The path from Gelli-Lago ascends the left bank of the stream directly towards... (more)
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White quartzite boulders on NE ridge of Stob Ban
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NH0574
Category: Geological
Although the rocks look grey in the photo, they are in reality a pure white,... (more)
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High Stacks
by Lauren
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High Stacks from Headland Walk
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Green Stacks Pinnacle
by Lauren
geograph for square TA2570
Green Stacks Pinnacle from Headland Walk
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Pigeon Hole Caves
by Lauren
geograph for square TA2570
Pigeon Hole Caves from Headland Walk
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Selwicks Bay
by Lauren
geograph for square TA2570
A stack in front of Pigeon Hole coastline
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Detail of Sandstone
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1069
Category: Geological Feature
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Rotten Rock
by Anne Burgess
geograph for square NJ1069
Category: Geological feature
This is the local name for this outcrop on the tip of the promontory north of... (more)
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Molk Hole, Selwicks Bay
by Lauren
geograph for square TA2570
Molk Hole in Selwicks Bay, from the Flamborough Head car park
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Rainbow's end Robin Hood's Bay
by Peter Turner
geograph for square NZ9504
A closer view of the geological structure of the bed of the bay - complete with... (more)
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Exposed geology at Lyth Hill
by TCExplorer
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Exposed sandstone of the Bayston-Oakswood Formation
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Fossil river bed by Stornoway
by AlastairG
for square NB4637
This layer of conglomerate rock, eroding at the seaward edge, represents a 250... (more)
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Almscliffe Crag
by John Winder
for square SE2649
A shot of the top of Almscliffe Crag, near Harrogate in Yorkshire. The crag is a... (more)
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Tilted strata
by John Winder
geograph for square SH7500
Geology on the edge of Machynlleth.
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Durdle Door
by Phil Champion
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Famous natural arch east of Lulworth Cove
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Crumpled rock strata at Stair Hole
by Phil Champion
geograph for square SY8279
West of Lulworth Cove.
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Stair Hole
by Phil Champion
geograph for square SY8279
Famous crumpled rock strata and natural arch to the west of west of Lulworth Cove.
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Northern face, former South Elmsall quarry
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE4811
The finest example in Yorkshire of a 255 million year old Permian patch reef.... (more)
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Eastern face, former South Elmsall Quarry
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE4811
The finest example in Yorkshire of a 255 million year old Permian patch reef.... (more)
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Southern face, former South Elmsall Quarry
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE4811
The finest example in Yorkshire of a 255 million year old Permian patch reef.... (more)
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The former South Elmsall Quarry, now an SSSI
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE4811
A magnesian limestone quarry listed because of the patch reefs exposed on the quarry face.
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Geological feature on Penally Point, Boscastle
by Gary Rogers
for square SX0991
This is a smooth, bowled out hole in the rock at Penally Point. Features like... (more)
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Pigeon Hole
by Lauren
geograph for square TA2570
Pigeon Hole from Headland Walk
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Dusk at Westdale Bay, Pembrokeshire
by Leanne Roden
for square SM7905
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Hutton's Section, Salisbury Crags, Holyrood Park
by Robin Stott
for square NT2772
The red material was lava that, under pressure, forced its way over and under... (more)
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Rotunda Museum, Scarborough
by Pauline E
geograph for square TA0488
The Grade II listed building was constructed in 1829 and houses one of the... (more)
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Bedded lapilli tufts
by Mick Garratt
geograph for square NY2808
See my blog ‘From Pyroclastic Flows to Lapilli Tuffs — Navigating the Langdale... (more)
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Close up of pyroclastic rock
by Mick Garratt
for square NY2807
See my blog ‘From Pyroclastic Flows to Lapilli Tuffs — Navigating the Langdale... (more)
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Glen Vale
by Mick Garratt
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Glen Vale and John Knox’s Pulpit
by Mick Garratt
geograph for square NO1805
Glen Vale, the Convenanters’ glen — a “ravine of rugged grandeur” — on account... (more)
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The Bearsden Shark
by Richard Sutcliffe
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Information panel about the Bearsden Shark - a 330 million year old fossil shark... (more)
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Forest of Dean geomap at New Fancy
by Chris Allen
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At the former New Fancy colliery, this map has been laid out showing the geology... (more)
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Herring gull and geology
by John Winder
for square SN3155
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Cliffs and rock falls at Hunstanton
by Richard Humphrey
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The strip of red rocks and pebbles at the foot of the cliffs looks very... (more)
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Proposal at Almscliffe Crag
by John Winder
for square SE2649
Carved in the millstone grit on top of Almscliffe Crag. I wonder if she said yes?
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Unusual Rocks at Durdle Door
by Des Blenkinsopp
geograph for square SY8080
This strange formation looks like the remains of something, but I think... (more)
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Gravel on the summit plateau of Golden Cap
by David Hawgood
geograph for square SY4092
Golden Cap has a yellow capping of weathered Upper Greensand. It is seen in... (more)
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Pegmatite dyke on Beinn Tharsuinn
by M J Richardson
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Sandy Lane
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SU9647
Sandy Lane which forms part of the North Downs Way is well named. The underlying... (more)
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Dinosaur Isle
by David Dixon
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Dinosaur Isle opened to visitors on 20 August 2001. It claims to be the first... (more)
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Man o' war Cove and headland at Durdle Door
by Phil Champion
geograph for square SY8080
The famous natural arch is just on the other side.
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Leicester University - T rex
by Chris Allen
for square SK5903
In the geology department. A replica of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus called Jane,... (more)
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Rocky outcrop at the Nant Gwynant viewpoint [2]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SH6554
Despite reading Paul Gannon's excellent Snowdonia Rock Trails, I'm... (more)
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Rocky outcrop at the Nant Gwynant viewpoint [1]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SH6554
Despite reading Paul Gannon's excellent Snowdonia Rock Trails, I'm... (more)
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Contorted rock strata at Sandy Mouth Bay, near Bude, Cornwall
by Derek Voller
geograph for square SS2010
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Jurassic limestone, Quarry Wildlife Garden, The Quarries, Swindon
by Brian Robert Marshall
geograph for square SU1583
What is now a local wildlife garden was once a limestone quarry that had been... (more)
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Jurassic limestone, Quarry Wildlife Garden, The Quarries, Swindon
by Brian Robert Marshall
for square SU1583
Up to about the end of the 19th century an area of about 9 hectares in this part... (more)
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Monument to Heather Slate, Sheffield General Cemetery
by A J Paxton
for square SK3485
Heather Slate was not a person but a rock, laid down 545 million years ago in... (more)
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Volcanic tuff on the beach
by Neville Goodman
geograph for square ST3266
The rocks here are mostly Carboniferous limestone. Here, the darker rock is... (more)
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