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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 680
 Date Entered 15/01/2013
 Updated on 15/01/2013
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Geological Record
 Record Type Geological HER
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 22/12/2012
 Location Oxnop Scar
 Civil Parish Muker
 Brit. National Grid 
 Altitude 495m
 Geology The Main Limestone exposed as a fine cliff or Scar facing west with scree and pro- talus rampart below. This cliff has an interesting early post glacial relict tree flora with prostrate juniper and aspen. In addition, ash, blackthorn and downy rose all grow at their local altitudinal limit. See SWAAG Record No 350 for details of the vegetation.
 Record Name Oxnop Scar. A fine high limestone cliff formed by the Main Limestone.
 Record Description The Main Limestone is he re exposed as a fine cliff or Scar some 1000m in length, sheer and dangerous to approach, facing west with scree and pro- talus rampart below. This cliff, in sharp contrast to the similar limestone cliffs of Wensleydale which are largely barren of trees, has an interesting early post glacial relict tree flora with prostrate juniper and aspen. In addition, ash, blackthorn and downy rose all grow at their local altitudinal limit. See SWAAG Record No 350 for details of the vegetation.The Main Limestone, so named by Phillips (1836) was also known by the Miners of Swaledale as the Twelve Fathom Limestone bec Vol. 2 Stainmore to Craven because of its fairly constant thickness, typically some 70-80ft or 21-24m in the mineral field (Reference: Dunham, K.C. and Wilson, A.A.1985.BGS 'Geology of the North Pennine Orefield.' Chapter Five: Namurian and Westphalian Stratigraphy.)
 Dimensions 1km in length 20m high maximum
 Image 1 ID 3976         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Oxnop Scar in winter, photographed from Oxnop Gill.
 Image 2 ID 3977         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description 
 Image 3 ID 3978         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description The Scar with limestone scree below.
 Image 4 ID 3979         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description The Scar, detail.
 Image 5 ID 3985         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description Prostrate juniper at top edge of the Scar.
 Image 6 ID 3984         Click image to enlarge
 Image 6 Description View northward down Oxnop Gill from the Scar
 
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