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Millstone Grit
by Stephen Burton
for square SK0889
Millstone Grit is the local name for this coarse grained sandstone, this name is... (more)
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Millstone Grit
by Stephen Burton
for square SK1388
Millstone Grit is very rough sandstone made up from various sizes of coarse... (more)
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Millstone Grit on Stanage Edge
by Stephen Burton
geograph for square SK2483
Stanage Edge is one of the famous grit stone escarpments in the Peak District.... (more)
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Millstone Hagg, Gragareth
by Karl and Ali
geograph for square SD6980
At this point on the steep eastern flank of the hill large blocks of the rock... (more)
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Sloping rocks, Dove Stones
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9334
I took this photograph because I thought the slope of the rocks, similar to the... (more)
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Millstone grit outcrop, Low Wood nature reserve
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE0543
Glacial melt water erosion of the millstone grit formed these cliffs.
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Frosty rock on Caley Crags
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SE2244
Millstone Grit rocks covered in frost, with a view across the Wharfe valley and... (more)
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Millstone grit rocks, Froggatt Edge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK2476
A good lookout for a corvid.
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Rocks on Higher House Moor
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9922
I have assumed that these are millstone grit, but could they be glacial erratics?
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Boxing Glove Stone
by Stephen Burton
geograph for square SK0789
A large number of Millstone Grit rocks are spread around the Kinder Scout... (more)
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Rocks above Robin Hood's Cave
by Chris Holifield
geograph for square SK2483
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Rocks at Caley Crags
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SE2344
Frosty millstone grit boulders in shadow from the morning sun by footpath POOL 16.
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Exposed millstone grit rock, Broadstone Wood
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE1239
Looks like a man-made excavation, but what? Near the western boundary of Shipley... (more)
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Millstone grit and heather, Froggatt Edge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK2476
The public footpath along the edge is well-used.
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Robin Hood Rocks
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE0124
R.A. Barry, of Nottingham, carved his name on this one in 1893.
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Robin Hood Rocks
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE0124
S.H. Carr decided to make his mark on this one, on 13th October 1993.
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Cragg Vale from Robin Hood Rocks
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE0124
Few trees grow on the rocky outcrop, giving great views across the valley.
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Lingerfield Quarry
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SE3459
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Millstone grit crags above Butterley reservoir boundary wall
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE0410
Once high on the side of Wessenden valley.
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Scree slope
by Bill Harrison
geograph for square SD8373
These are, I think, millstone grit, including some quite hefty boulders. In the... (more)
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Tree growing out of millstone grit
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE1239
On the east side of Shipley Glen, high above Loadpit Beck.
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Reaching the top, Whelp Stone Crag (371m)
by Karl and Ali
geograph for square SD7559
The crag is a fine viewpoint with many outcrops of millstone grit.
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Whelp Stone Crag
by Karl and Ali
geograph for square SD7559
The spine of the crag offers fine views in all directions. Outcrops of millstone... (more)
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Eaves Crag, Baildon Moor
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE1440
The worked face of a small millstone grit quarry, no longer active.
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Millstone grit rocks at Wainman's Pinnacle
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SD9842
With fine views northwards. On the walking Englishman's Wainman's... (more)
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Eastern end of Snowden Crags
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE1751
20 metres above Snowden Carr Road at Crag House Farm. Millstone grit.
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The top of the spillway, Keighley Moor Reservoir
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SD9839
Paved with blocks of millstone grit.
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Detail of the capstone of Arthur’s Stone
by Humphrey Bolton
for square SS4990
This is described as millstone grit, but it is very coarse, looking like a... (more)
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Millstone grit cutting, west of Hornthwaite Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE2303
On the former Woodhead railway line. Now part of the Trans Pennine Trail, the... (more)
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Hookstone Quarries
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SE3153
Part of the disused Millstone Grit quarries on the edge of Harrogate.
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Former quarry, north-east bank, Leeds & Liverpool canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE0543
Millstone grit. Between bridges 194 and 195.
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Millstone grit, Shipley Glen
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE1239
High above Loadpit Beck. The valley was formed by glacial meltwater, not the... (more)
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Millstone grit outcrop, Shipley Glen
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE1239
The polyanthus have been planted near a memorial bench.
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![SE2044 : Chevin Forest Park [19] by Christine Johnstone](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/88/61/3886146_d89ac27b_120x120.jpg)
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Chevin Forest Park [19]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE2044
Millstone grit boulder, east of The Steps.
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![SE2244 : Chevin Forest Park [13] by Christine Johnstone](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/88/56/3885663_ccd421d8_120x120.jpg)
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Chevin Forest Park [13]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE2244
Millstone grit boulder beside the bridleway below Stag Wood.
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Large boulder alongside the Millennium Way
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SD9939
The sheep was included to provide a scale for this large lump of millstone grit.
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River Wharfe being forced through The Strid
by Pauline E
geograph for square SE0656
The rocky bed of the river, (Millstone grit) has been eroded over hundreds of... (more)
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Dark block of rock in the Dove Stones, Trawden Forest
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9334
This is the sort of rock that might be the subject of a folk tale.
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Gritstone Rock
by Stephen Burton
geograph for square SK0789
Weathered Gritstone on the Kinder Plateau, I will call it the Angry Grandad... (more)
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Rocks on Higher House Moor
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9922
These are in an area where an expert, Dr D Shepherd, believes there are three... (more)
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Rocks on Higher House Moor
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9922
The perched rock in [[[1444066]] is in the middle distance.
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Rocks on Higher House Moor
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9922
There are many groups of rocks on the drier areas of this moor.
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The north end of the Dove Stones, Trawden Forest
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9334
These rocks greet you as you approach from Warcock Hill.
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The Wheel Stones
by Stephen Burton
geograph for square SK2088
Also known as The Coach and Horses this formation of Gritstone rocks is one of... (more)
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Oddly-shaped rock, Higher House Moor
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SD9922
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Kinder Scout
by Stephen Burton
geograph for square SK0789
The Kinder plateau is littered with many large rocks that have been eroded into... (more)
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On Caley Crags
by Derek Harper
geograph for square SE2244
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Spaniel on Curbar Edge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK2575
Not the photographer's!
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Curbar Edge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK2575
Looking south-east.
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View north-west from the top of Lund's Tower
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SD9943
Open access land in the steep foreground, farmland in the flat distance.
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