Geological Sites | Leeds
| Bradford | Calderdale
| Kirklees | Wakefield
 STATUS:
Local Geological Site
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 LGS Group in 2000
MOST RECENT SURVEY West Yorkshire Geology Trust in February 2009
DESIGNATION SHEET UPDATED August 2009
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:
There is a stone loading bay near to the track at the N end of Langfield
Edge.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE:
Both sites require long walks over moorland before the interesting
features are reached,
so school groups would not find these LGS useful. However, both
sites would combine
to make an excellent geological guided walk, exemplifying landscape
features and
geology, as well as a visit to an interesting quarry face at Langfield
Edge.
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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