Geological Sites | Leeds
| Bradford | Calderdale
| Kirklees | Wakefield
 STATUS: RIGS
OTHER DESIGNATIONS:
COUNTY: West Yorkshire
DISTRICT: Kirklees
OS GRID REF. SE 189 115
OS 1:50,000 Landranger 110 Sheffield and Huddersfield
OS 1:25,000 EXPLORER 288 Bradford and Huddersfield
BGS 1:50,000 Sheet 86 Glossop
FIRST DESIGNATED by West Yorkshire RIGS Group in 1996
DATE OF MOST RECENT SURVEY February 2008 by West Yorkshire Geology Group
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION produced by Ian Chisholm
SITE DESCRIPTION:
Exposures of Upper Carboniferous Langsettian (Coal Measures) Greenmoor
Rock are revealed along a 50m abandoned quarry face. The site illustrates
a range of sedimentary rocks with massive sandstones and silty mudstones
forming a 12m high section. The southern end of the exposure illustrates
part of a large channel with erosion surfaces. Cross stratification
structures can be seen at the base of the massive sandstones.
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS:
 EDUCATIONAL VALUE:
This is a suitable site for students to study sedimentary environments
and sandstone structures.
AESTHETIC CHARACTERISTICS:
The site lies in a wooded vale, typical of Coal Measures landscapes in
West Yorkshire.
ACCESS AND SAFETY:
There is parking adjacent to the site on Thunderbridge Lane. There is
safe access, although the site is overgrown in places, requiring clearance
of vegetation. It is the car park for the Woodman pub in Thunderbridge
and is floodlit at night.
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