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Category Archives: geology
Rocks and patterns: Fleswick Bay
Whatever the weather or state of the tide, Fleswick Bay never disappoints. Sheltered within the two arms of the St Bees headlands, it is an anomaly on the Cumbrian Solway coast – tall cliffs, caves, rocky platforms pitted with deep … Continue reading
Posted in geology, sandstone, stones
Tagged guano, guillemots, New Red Sandstone, pebbles, sculptures
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Clints Crags. An intermittent diary of a limestone pavement
This blogpost is part of my ‘limestone lockdown’ project. For an Introduction to the project, and a guide to the growing list of related posts, see Limestone in the Lake District: an Introduction – and the ‘categories’ list in the … Continue reading
Posted in geology, LIMESTONE, limestone pavements, limestone scenery
Tagged clints, grikes, lichens, mosses, seasons
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Haematite in Eskdale
On the first weekend in October the annual ‘Keswick’ Show and Sale of Herdwick sheep is held in Mitchell’s Livestock Mart in Cockermouth. Our tup ‘Bonzo’ had been accepted for official registration in the breed’s Stock Book: his appearance – … Continue reading
Posted in geology, haematite, industrial heritage, LIMESTONE, quarries
Tagged Herdwicks, iron ore, mines, raddle, Ravenglass
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Limestone: Death assemblages
This blogpost is part of my ‘limestone lockdown’ project. For an Introduction to the project, and a guide to the growing list of related posts, see Limestone in the Lake District: an Introduction – and the ‘categories’ list in the … Continue reading
Posted in fossils, geology, LIMESTONE, limestone fossils
Tagged Carboniferous, death assemblage, fossil brachiopods, fossil corals
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Limestone in the Lake District: an Introduction
During the third lockdown, at the start of 2021, I re-visited some limestone kilns, a short walk from where I live. Coincidentally, I’d been re-reading some of Norman Nicholson’s poems and one in particular, The Seven Rocks, kept drawing me … Continue reading
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