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| Bradford | Calderdale
| Kirklees | Wakefield
 STATUS:
Local Geological Site
OTHER DESIGNATIONS: Local Nature Reserve
COUNTY: West Yorkshire
DISTRICT: Calderdale
OS GRID REF. SE 083 234
OS 1:50,000 Landranger 104 Leeds and Bradford
OS 1:25,000 Explorer 288 Bradford and Huddersfield
BGS 1:50,000 Sheet 77 Huddersfield (Solid and Drift)
FIRST DESIGNATED by West Yorkshire LGS Group in 1996
MOST RECENT SURVEY West Yorkshire Geology Trust January 2009
DESIGNATION SHEET UPDATED August 2009
SITE DESCRIPTION:
Numerous eroded crags of Namurian Rough Rock form a 200m edge overlooking
the
Calder Valley. The exposure contains exceptionally well preserved cross
bedding which
enables the direction of palaeocurrents to be measured. The site also
contains a range of
sedimentary structures and plant fossils.
 HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATIONS:
This is a pleasant park, laid out in the Victorian period. The frontispiece
to the 1930
Huddersfield and Halifax memoir (details below) shows Scarr Wood
and there is a
mention of it on p46.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE:
This site is suitable for small groups of higher level students,
especially those interested
in mapping palaeocurrents in fluvial sandstones.
AESTHETIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Scarr Wood is a valuable amenity area with woodland walks just
below the crags. The
site overlooks the Calder Valley to the west and has spectacular
views.
ACCESS AND SAFETY:
Footpaths lead to the site from Albert Promenade, which is a
wide road with easy
parking. There are seats on Albert Promenade with low walls
separating the pavement
from the crags. Do not attempt to climb rock exposures and
keep to the footpaths, which
are suitable for wheelchairs.
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