Scawgill and Blaze Beck

Scawgill and Blaze Beck is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is located 2km east of Lorton on the western side of Whinlatter Pass. This protected area consists of two quarries and a stream gorge. The fossil graptolites found here make this an exceptional site for understanding the geological stratigraphy of Ordovician rocks.

The quarries are either side of the stream called Blaze Beck.

Geology

Mudstones from the Skiddaw Group at Scawgill and Blaze Beck contain fossils of graptolites from the genus Didymograptus.[3][1]

Land ownership

Part of the land within Scawgill and Blaze Beck SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  2. ^ "Protected Planet | Scawgill and Blaze Beck". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  3. ^ Jackson, Dennis E. (1962). "Graptolite Zones in the Skiddaw Group in Cumberland, England". Journal of Paleontology. 36 (2): 300–313. ISSN 0022-3360.
  4. ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-12-30.