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Sunshine, Trees and Limestone
21st September 2008

A great combination for photos


This is limestone pavement on Holmepark Fell, above Burton-in Kendal, yesterday afternoon.

Some info courtesy of Mr Google...

Conditions for limestone pavements are created when an advancing glacier scrapes away overburden and exposes horizontally-bedded limestone, with subsequent glacial retreat leaving behind a flat, bare surface. Limestone is slightly soluble in water, so corrosive drainage along joints and cracks in the limestone can produce slabs called "clints" isolated by deep fissures called "grikes" or "grykes", terms derived from the North of England dialect. If the grikes are fairly straight and the clints are uniform in size, the resemblance to man-made paving stones is striking, but often they are less regular. Limestone pavements that develop beneath a mantle of topsoil usually exhibit more rounded forms.

Anyroad - it makes for nice piccies

Holmepark Fell

 

Holmepark Fell

 

 

 

Posted at 10:22

Posted by Jo Anne on 21st September 2008 at 15:32
Grikes and clints!
They do pave the way for beau-tree-ful photo's :o)


Posted by dave marsh on 21st September 2008 at 16:52
You're quite deep under your devil may care facade,Dave.


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