Carney, J.N., Horak, J.M., Pharaoh, T.C., Gibbons, W., Wilson, D., Barclay, W.J., Bevins, R.E., Cope, J.C.W. & Ford, T.D. 2000. Precambrian Rocks of England and Wales. Geological Conservation Review Series, No. 20, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 4875. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy

Precambrian rocks of England and Wales

Contents

Acknowledgements

Access to the countryside

Preface

1 Introduction to the Precambrian rocks of England and Wales

Overview

A scientific framework for the Precambrian rocks

A summary of the Precambrian terranes of southern Britain

Precambrian tectonic settings and the terrane accretion model

The GCR Precambrian site networks, and rationale of site selection

2 Charnwood Forest

Introduction

Morley Quarry

Blackbrook Reservoir

Beacon Hill

Bradgate Park and

Charnwood Lodge and Warren Hills

Bardon Hill

Outwoods–Hangingstone Hills

Cliffe Hill Quarry

3 Nuneaton Inlier

Introduction

Boon's Quarry

Judkins' Quarry

4 Malvern Hills

Introduction

Malvern Hills: localities in the Malverns Complex

Localities in the Warren House Formation (Broad Down)

5 Shropshire, Radnor and Llangynog

Introduction

Wrekin range

Lilleshall Hill

Lyd Hole

Ashes Hollow–Devil's Mouth

The Pike

Long Batch–Jonathan's Hollow

Lightspout Hollow

Hawkham Hollow

Dolyhir and Strinds quarries

Hanter Hill

Llangynog

Llangynog

6 Wales, south and east of the Menai Strait

Introduction

St David's Peninsula

Llyn Padarn

7 Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula (Llŷn)

Introduction

Tyddyn Gyrfer

Maen-gwyn Farm

Gwalchmai

Marquis of Anglesey's Column

South Stack

Rhoscolyn

Cae'r Sais

Ogof Gynfor Coast

Llanddwyn Island

Penrhyn Nefyn

Braich y Pwll to Parwyd

Precambrian palaeontological sites

Introduction

Charnwood Forest

Ives Head, Shepshed

Old John, Bradgate Park

Memorial Crags, Bradgate Park

The Outwoods

North Quarry Charnwood Golf Course

Cliffe Hill Quarry, Markfield

Ashes Hollow Quarry

Coed Cochion

9 Sites with rocks of possible Lower Palaeozoic age

Introduction

Stable Pit, Bradgate Park (Charnwood Forest)

'The Brand' (Charnwood Forest)

Thornton and Twisleton glens

References

Glossary

Index

Figures and tables

Tables

8 Precambrian palaeontological sites

Title page and preliminaries

References