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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 1004 |
| Date Entered | 29/06/2017 |
| Updated on | 27/11/2018 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Geological Record |
| Record Type | Geomorphology |
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| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 23/06/2017 |
| Location | Deepdale Beck upstream from the confluence with the River Tees. |
| Civil Parish | Gilmonby |
| Brit. National Grid | Hidden |
| Altitude | 159m |
| Geology | Rock strewn stream bed with many erratic boulders of Shap Granite, Borrowdale Volcanics and some Brockram from the Vale of Eden. This great slab of concrete made with water rolled cobbles has now been identified as the remnant of a weir designed to divert water into a leat providing water to the jute mill at Barnard Castle (Information Les and Sue knight). |
| Record Name | Deepdale Beck. Remnant of a weir diverting water to the hemp mill(s) at Barnard Catle |
| Record Description | Very large erratic slab of concrete deeply embedded on end in the bed of Deepdale Beck. A smaller slab of the same concrete is located in the north bank of the Beck a few metres upstream.
Three layers of water rounded cobbles can be recognised in the end section of this slab. |
| Dimensions | 5m*1.6m visible depth unknown. |
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| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | Shap Granites and Borrowdale Volcanic Greenstone boulders are frequent in the bed of Deepdale Beck for a limited distance upstream of the confluence with the River Tees. Small slabs of Permo-Triassic Brockram rock are present but rare. |
| Image 1 ID | 7392 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Remnant of the Weir. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 7393 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 7394 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | . |  |
| Image 4 ID | 7395 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 5 ID | 7396 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Very small erratic slab of Brockram Rock. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 7397 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Very small erratic slab of Brockram Rock. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 7399 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Shap erratic boulder. One of many similar erratic boulders in Deepdale Beck. |  |
| Image 8 ID | 7400 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | The second remnant of the weir embedded in the north bank of Deepdale Beck a few metres upstream. |  |
