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 geological walk, St Bees Head |
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| stone wall, St Bees Head (2) | ||
| locality:- | St Bees Head | |
| civil parish:- | St Bees (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | stone wall | |
| locality type:- | geological site | |
| coordinates:- | NX94981516 | |
| 1Km square:- | NX9415 | |
| 10Km square:- | NX91 | |
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| stratigraphy:- | Triassic | |
| stratigraphy:- | sandstone; St Bees Sandstone | |
| SummaryText:- | Dry stone walls often provide a clue to the local rock. Sandstone is easier to lay than rocks from volcanic tuffs and granites elsewhere in The Lakes, it comes in relatively flat pieces.Some sandstone walling is exceptionally neat; this is a good work-a-day wall. | |
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