(Portland Stone) - 2008
Dancing Ledge is Portland Stone. The Shrimp Bed, Titanites Bed, Pond Freestone, Chrt Vein, Listy Bed, House Cap, Under Picking Cap, Bottom Freestone are all present here.
(Building Stone) - 2008
Two cut blocks of Portland stone have been left here to show what they would have looked like when they were cut for building stone.
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Late |
Volgian |
Portlandian |
142 to 147 |
| Tithonian |
| 147 to 150 |
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150 to 154 |
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Corallian |
154 to 159.4 |
| Late Oxford Clay |
Middle |
Callovian |
Middle Oxford Clay |
159 to 165 |
| Early Oxford Clay |
| Kellaways |
| Late Cornbrash |
| Bathonian |
Early Cornbrash |
165 to 170 |
| Forest Marble |
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| Frome Formation |
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| Wattonensis Beds |
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| Fullers Earth |
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| Zigzag Beds |
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| Bajocian |
Late Inferior Oolite |
170 to 177 |
| Middle Inferior Oolite |
| Aalenian |
Early Inferior Oolite |
177 to 180.1 |
| Scissum Beds |
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| Bridport Sands |
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Early |
Toarcian (Late Lias) |
180 to 190 |
| Pliensbachian (Middle and Early Lias) |
190 to 195 |
| Sinemurian (Early Lias) |
195 to 201 |
| Hettangian (Early Lias) |
201 to 205.7 |
Portlandian
142 to 147 MYA |
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS |
LOCATIONS |
Helmsdale Shale |
Helmsdale |
| Boulder Beds |
Helmsdale |
| Portland Stone |
Dancing Ledge |
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1:250 000 Geological Map of Dancing Ledge
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