Limestone outcrop on Leyburn Shawl
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Limestone outcrop on Leyburn Shawl
Image: © Andy Waddington Taken: 20 Jan 2022
Leyburn Shawl and its continuation Redmire Scar, are formed as an escarpment on the Main Limestone, and the public footpath follows the top of the outcrop to the west from Leyburn. This makes for a pretty much level walk, with splendid vistas over Wensleydale where the view is not obscured by trees, but the limestone, being underfoot and below a layer of soil, is mostly not visible. Here just the top of the bed pokes out of the field, just off the footpath. Behind the Shawl (ie. to the north), the limestone is being extracted by a large and noisy quarry, which, along with constant machine gun fire from Bellerby ranges further north again, rather spoils the tranquility of the walk. Probably Sundays are a better choice than midweek !
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Image Location
Latitude
54.312153
Longitude
-1.843341