North Cornwall - Geology
Recumbent Folds - Little Strand (S8)
The cliffs at 'Little Strand' are thinly interbedded sandstones and shales ,
part of the Upper Carboniferous age Crackington Formation.
The Sedimentary rock layers were deformed , over a period of 80 -100 million years ,
during the Variscan Orogeny (mountain building period ) .
Complex folding at this location with Crumpled recumbent chevron folds .
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Location - South of Crackington Haven and Cambeak in Gallery 8
Ref: 722
Date: 25/12/2014
Location: SX 1293.9600