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

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 838
 Date Entered 02/11/2014
 Updated on 29/11/2016
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Geological Record
 Record Type Geomorphology
 Site Access Public Footpath
 Location The Norber Boulder Field above Austwick, Ingleborough.
 Civil Parish Not known
 Brit. National Grid SD 765 700
 Altitude 300m
 Geology Extensive erratic boulder field with many very large blocks of Silurian grit resting on limestone of Carboniferous Age. Many of these large blocks rest on limestone pedestals, see photos. The rate of erosion and the age of these pedestals has been the subject of much discussion and recent research by Helen Goldie. (Goldie, H.S.2005. 'Erratic judgements: re-evaluating erosion rates of limestone using erratic pedestal sites, including Norber, Yorkshire.' Area 37(4), pp433-42.)
 Record Name A walk from Austwick to the Norber Boulders.
 Record Description This is a brief photographic record of the vegetation, landscape and archaeological features of interest seen during a recent walk with John and Ann Russell (in advance of a similar walk by SWAAG Members) from the village of Austwick to Nappa Scars and the Norber Boulders.
 Dimensions See photos
 Additional Notes Whereas the main purpose of this walk was to visit the well known erratic boulders, one of the highlights of this walk was the recognition of the unenclosed linear platform settlement complex of house platforms, large and small round barrows (the large barrow being overlain by the modern dry stone wall) with nearby leaning standing stone within the pastures below Nappa Scars.
 Image 1 ID 5857         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description The approach from Austwick through pastures below Nappa Scars.
 Image 2 ID 5886         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Pastures below Nappa Scar and site of prehistoric platform settlement.
 Image 3 ID 5858         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description Ann confirms the leaning standing stone at the angle in the drystone wall
 Image 4 ID 5859         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Standing Stone
 Image 5 ID 5860         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description Large House Platform with two flanking smaller platforms.
 Image 6 ID 5861         Click image to enlarge
 Image 6 Description Large House Platform, detail.
 Image 7 ID 5865         Click image to enlarge
 Image 7 Description 
 Image 8 ID 5863         Click image to enlarge
 Image 8 Description Further house platforms on the same contour.
 Image 9 ID 5864         Click image to enlarge
 Image 9 Description 
 Image 10 ID 5866         Click image to enlarge
 Image 10 Description Nappa Scar with ash tree on the top edge of the cliff.
 Image 11 ID 5867         Click image to enlarge
 Image 11 Description The lowest of the boulders
 Image 12 ID 5868         Click image to enlarge
 Image 12 Description 
 Image 14 ID 5870         Click image to enlarge
 Image 14 Description View from Norber with medieval field systems.
 Image 15 ID 5871         Click image to enlarge
 Image 15 Description Frost shattered erratic block.
 Image 16 ID 5872         Click image to enlarge
 Image 16 Description Old wind blown hawthorns the last relict of woodland here.
 Image 17 ID 5873         Click image to enlarge
 Image 17 Description The lower boulder field with Ann and John.
 Image 18 ID 5874         Click image to enlarge
 Image 18 Description View of the boulders with sheep
 Image 19 ID 5875         Click image to enlarge
 Image 19 Description View without sheep.
 Image 20 ID 5876         Click image to enlarge
 Image 20 Description Smaller boulders supporting a large block. These are the only upright blocks.
 Image 21 ID 5877         Click image to enlarge
 Image 21 Description View towards the source of the boulders.
 Image 22 ID 5878         Click image to enlarge
 Image 22 Description The upper boulder field.
 Image 23 ID 5879         Click image to enlarge
 Image 23 Description Boulder on pedestal, much photographed.
 Image 24 ID 5880         Click image to enlarge
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 Image 25 ID 5881         Click image to enlarge
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 Image 26 ID 5882         Click image to enlarge
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 Image 27 ID 5883         Click image to enlarge
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