Geological Sites | Leeds
| Bradford | Calderdale
| Kirklees | Wakefield
 STATUS: RIGS
OTHER DESIGNATIONS:
COUNTY: West Yorkshire
DISTRICT: Calderdale
OS GRID REF. Langfield Edge – SD 960 220 Stoodley Pike – SD
973 243
OS 1:50,000 Landranger 103 Blackburn and Burnley
OS 1:25,000 Explorer OL 21 South Pennines
BGS 1:50,000 Sheet 76 Rochdale
FIRST DESIGNATED by West Yorkshire RIGS Group in 2000
MOST RECENT SURVEY
SITE DESCRIPTION:
Kinderscoutian strata are exposed along a 2km westward facing escarpment
over looking the Calder valley. Below Stoodley Pike a faulted section
of rock reveals a sequence of sandstone and shales lying between the
upper and lower Kinderscout Grits.
At Langfield Edge a 100m long quarry face reveals massive beds of Kinderscout
Grit.
The site displays interesting geological features including plant fossils,
sedimentary structures and sections of weathered rock.
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS:
EDUCATIONAL VALUE:
AESTHETIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Both localities provide outstanding views over the Calder Valley and
South Pennines. Both sites lie within an area of outstanding Pennine
landscape with recreational and wildlife importance.
ACCESS AND SAFETY:
Langfield Edge - footpath from Todmorden or Mankinholes
Stoodley Pike - footpath from Mankinholes or along the Pennine Way
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