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BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A walkers’ guide to the geology and landscape of western Mendip Andy Farrant with contributions from Elaine Burt, Sharon Pilkington, Ian Thomas, and Mark Woods Bibliographic reference Farrant,A R. 2008.A walkers’ guide to the geology and landscape of western Mendip. Book and map at 1:25 000 scale. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) © NERC 2008 All rights reserved Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey
2 Contents Introduction 3 Rocks of Mendip 4 The Ice Age 10 Geology and man 12 Cheddar Gorge 14 The Charterhouse area 20 Blackdown 26 Burrington Combe 30 Shipham and Rowberrow 36 South Flank: Crook Peak and Axbridge 40 North Flank: Banwell to Churchill 44 The Priddy area 48 South Flank: Draycott and Westbury 52 Wookey Hole and Ebbor Gorge 58 Wells 62 North Flank: Harptree and Smitham Hill 66 Geological glossary 68 Useful information 70 Further reading 72 Acknowledgements 75
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Page 5 and 6: 4 Rocks 0 1.8 24 65 142 205 248 290
Page 7 and 8: © David Roche Geoconsulting 6 Youn
Page 9 and 10: 8 Rocks of Mendip Quartzitic Sandst
Page 11 and 12: 10 The Ice Age The ‘Ice Age’, w
Page 13 and 14: 12 A galena vein, Star Mine, Shipha
Page 15 and 16: 14 Cheddar Ample parking is availab
Page 17 and 18: 16 Cheddar Gorge North South South-
Page 19 and 20: 18 Cheddar Cheddar Gorge as it is t
Page 21 and 22: 20 Charterhouse Limited parking is
Page 23 and 24: 22 Alpine penny cress. © Sharon Pi
Page 25 and 26: 24 Charterhouse area underlying Car
Page 27 and 28: 26 Blackdown Parking is available a
Page 29 and 30: 28 Blackdown 265m 260m Tyning’s F
Page 31 and 32: 30 Burrington Ample car parking is
Page 33 and 34: 32 The East Twin Brook, flowing off
Page 35 and 36: 34 Burrington Burrington Oolite, th
Page 37 and 38: 36 Shipham and Rowberrow A stone wa
Page 39 and 40: 38 Rowberrow Bottom. The stream her
Page 41 and 42: 40 South flank: Crook Peak Parking
Page 43 and 44: 42 Many small ferns and plants such
Page 45 and 46: 44 Limited parking is available at
Page 47 and 48: 46 Steeply dipping limestone, Sandf
Page 49 and 50: 48 The Parking is available on Prid
Page 51 and 52: 50 N PRIDDY Bowery Corner Swallet +
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52 Parking is available at Deer Lea
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54 Hyena, which once roamed across
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56 South flank: Draycott Cross Swal
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58 Wookey Parking is available at b
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60 Wookey Hole and Ebbor Gorge itse
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62 Wells The area is well served by
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64 one of the group of springs that
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66 Parking is available at Harptree
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68 Geological glossary Alluvial fan
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70 Dipping Burrington Oolite expose
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72 Further Priddy Mineries. Humps m
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74 Further Common vetch. © Sharon
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76 Dulcote fountain, created in 186
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This geological map is based on the
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