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Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group (SWAAG)
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Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group (SWAAG)
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Geology

Section contents

Geology Database and Articles

Overview: The Geology of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Stockdale Fault: Where Askrigg Block meets Stainmore Trough

Limestone: The Base of the Carboniferous Limestone

Sandstone Ripple Marks

Glacial Clays: Deposits of the Hagg Farm Trenches

Geology Connections

  • Header photograph shows a view across the River Swale to Reeth village, with medieval lynchets to the left and Fremington Edge forming the far horizon.

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