- Ulex (commonly
known as gorse, furze, or
whin) is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Fabaceae. The
genus comprises about 20
species of
thorny evergreen...
- Long
Marston York The
Battle of
Marston Moor was
fought on 2 July 1644,
during the Wars of the
Three Kingdoms of 1639–1653. The
combined forces of the...
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sedimentary rocks laid down
during the
Palaeozoic era,
later intruded by the
Whin Sill and
affected by
glaciation during the
Quaternary period. Mud and volcanic...
- 785 ft),
Whins Brow (476 m or 1,562 ft),
Totridge (496 m or 1,627 ft),
Parlick (432 m or 1,417 ft), Fair
Snape Fell (510 m or 1,670 ft),
Bleasdale Moor (429 m...
-
Beanley Moors is the name
given to a Site of
Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in
north Northumberland, in the north-east of England. The
moors are ****erted...
-
footpath which crosses the
Moor House-Upper
Teesdale National Nature Reserve. High
Force was
formed where the
River Tees
crosses the
Whin Sill – a hard layer...
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Walla Crag
Wandope Wansfell Watch Hill Watson's Dodd
Wether Hill
Wetherlam Whin Rigg
Whinlatter White Side
Whitfell Whiteless Pike
Whiteside Yoke Yewbarrow...
- The
falls are
caused by the
upper Tees p****ing over
dolerite steps of the
Whin Sill. An
engraving of a
painting of the
cataract by
Thomas Allom was published...
-
stands was once a vast
expanse of
moorland covered with
thorn and
whin bushes (Spenny
Moor). In 1336 its place-name was
recorded as Spendingmor. The name...
- Fell into June.
Unusually for the Pennines, rock of
igneous origin (the
Whin Sill)
contributes to the
surface geology and
scenery of
Upper Teesdale. Around...
