British Middle Jurassic stratigraphy

Contents

Title page and preliminaries

Acknowledgements

Access to the countryside

Preface N.V. Ellis

1 General introduction to the Aalenian to Callovian stratigraphy of Great Britain B.M. Cox

Introduction

Palaeoenvironment and palaeogeography

The Middle Jurassic outcrop

Stratigraphical nomenclature

Middle Jurassic fauna and flora

GCR site selection

Volume structure

2 The Middle Jurassic stratigraphy of Wessex

B.M. Cox and K.N. Page

Introduction B.M. Cox

Shipmoor Point–Butterstreet Cove and Tidmoor Point–East Fleet Coast, Dorset B.M. Cox and K.N. Page

Crookhill Brickpit, Dorset K.N. Page

Ham Cliff, Redcliff Point, Dorset K.N. Page

Burton Cliff and Cliff Hill Road Section, Dorset B.M. Cox

Watton Cliff, Dorset B.M. Cox

Peashill Quarry, Dorset B.M. Cox

Horn Park Quarry, Dorset B.M.Cox

Conegar Hill, Dorset B.M. Cox

Ryewater, Corscombe, Dorset K.N. Page

Seavington St Mary Quarry, Somerset B.M. Cox

Troll Quarry, Dorset B.M. Cox

Bradford Abbas Railway Cutting, Dorset B.M. Cox

Louse Hill Quarry, Dorset B.M. Cox

Halfway House Cutting and Quarry, Dorset B.M. Cox

Sandford Lane Quarry, Dorset B.M. Cox

Frogden Quarry, Dorset B.M. Cox

Goathill, Dorset B.M. Cox

Holway Hill Quarry, Dorset B.M. Cox

Milborne Wick Section, Somerset B.M. Cox

Laycock Railway Cutting, Somerset B.M. Cox

Shepton Montague, Somerset B.M. Cox

Godminster Lane Quarry and Railway Cutting, Somerset B.M. Cox

Bruton Railway Cutting, Somerset B.M. Cox

Doulting Railway Cutting, Somerset B.M. Cox

Vallis Vale, Somerset B.M. Cox

Hinton Hill, Wellow, Somerset B.M. Cox

Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset B.M. Cox

Gripwood Quarry, Wiltshire B.M. Cox

3 The Middle Jurassic stratigraphy of the Cotswolds M. G. Sumbler, B.M. Cox, R.J Wyatt and KN. Page

Introduction B.M. Cox

Barns Batch Spinney and South Main Road Quarry, Somerset B.M. Cox

Brown's Folly, Somerset R.J. Wyatt

Corsham Railway Cutting, Wiltshire R.J. Wyatt

Kellaways–West Tytherton, Wiltshire K.N. Page and B.M. Cox

Lower Stanton St Quintin Quarry and Stanton St Quintin Motorway Cutting, Wiltshire R.J. Wyatt

Hawkesbury Quarry, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Nibley Knoll, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Veizey's Quarry, Gloucestershire R.J. Wyatt

Kemble Cuttings, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Woodchester Park Farm, Gloucestershire R.J. Wyatt

Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire R.J. Wyatt and M.G. Sumbler

Leigh's Quarry, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Fort Quarry Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Haresfield Hill, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Frith Quarry, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Swift's Hill, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Knap House Quarry Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Crickley Hill, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Leckhampton Hill, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Foss Cross, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Stony Furlong Railway Cutting, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Rolling Bank Quarry, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Hampen Railway Cutting, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

First Cutting West of Notgrove, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Harford Cutting, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Huntsman Quarry, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Jackdaw Quarry, Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Snowshill Hill (Hornsleasow Quarry), Gloucestershire M.G. Sumbler

Cross Hands Quarry, Warwickshire M.G. Sumbler

Sharps Hill, Oxfordshire M.G. Sumbler

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire R.J. Wyatt

Horsehay Quarry, Oxfordshire R.J. Wyatt and M.G. Sumbler

Ditchley Road Quarry, Oxfordshire R.J. Wyatt

Stonesfield, Oxfordshire R.J. Wyatt

Shipton-on-Cherwell Cement Works and Whitehill Farm Quarry Gibraltar, Oxfordshire R.J. Wyatt

4 The Middle Jurassic stratigraphy of the East Midlands

B.M. Cox, M. G. Sumbler, R.J. Wyatt and K.N. Page

Introduction B.M. Cox and M.G. Sumbler

Woodeaton, Oxfordshire R.J. Wyatt

Ardley Cuttings and Quarries, Oxfordshire M.G. Sumbler and R.J Wyatt

Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, R.J. Wyatt and M.G. Sumbler

Blisworth Rectory Farm, Northamptonshire R.J. Wyatt and M.G. Sumbler

Roade Railway Cutting, Northamptonshire R.J. Wyatt and M.G. Sumbler

Irchester Old Lodge Pit and Irchester Country Park, Northamptonshire R.J. Wyatt and M.G. Sumbler

Finedon Gullet, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire R.J. Wyatt

Cranford St John, Northamptonshire R.J. Wyatt

Thrapston, Northamptonshire R.J. Wyatt, K.N. Page, M.G. Sumbler and B.M. Cox

Peterborough Brickpits, Cambridgeshire K.N. Page

Collyweston, Northamptonshire B.M. Cox

Ketton Quarry Rutland M.G. Sumbler

Clipsham Quarry Rutland M.G. Sumbler

Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire M.G. Sumbler

Sproxton Quarry Leicestershire M.G. Sumbler

Copper Hill, Lincolnshire M.G. Sumbler

Metheringham, Lincolnshire M.G. Sumbler

Greetwell Quarry Lincolnshire M.G. Sumbler

Cliff Farm Pit, East Riding B.M. Cox

Manton Stone Quarry East Riding B.M. Cox

Eastfield Quarry; East Riding B.M. Cox

Drewton Lane Pits, East Riding K.N. Page and B.M. Cox

5 The Middle Jurassic stratigraphy of North Yorkshire B.M. Cox and K.N. Page

Introduction B.M. Cox

Whitwell Quarry North Yorkshire B.M. Cox and M.G. Sumbler

Gristhorpe Bay, Yons Nab and Red Cliff–Cunstone Nab, North Yorkshire B.M. Cox and K.N. Page

Osgodby Point, North Yorkshire K.N. Page

South Toll House Cliff and North Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire K.N. Page

Hackness Rock Pit, North Yorkshire K.N. Page

Havern Beck, Saltergate, North Yorkshire K.N. Page

Hudson's Cross Crags, Newton Dale, North Yorkshire K.N. Page

Fairy Call Beck, North Yorkshire K.N. Page

Iron Scar-Hundale and Hundale Point–Scalby Ness, North Yorkshire B.M. Cox

Blea Wyke, North Yorkshire B.M. Cox

Hawsker Bottoms, North Yorkshire B.M. Cox

6 The Middle Jurassic stratigraphy of Scotland B.M. Cox, K.N. Page and N. Morton

Introduction B.M. Cox

Brora (Bathonian), Sutherland B.M. Cox

Brora (Callovian), Sutherland K.N. Page

Cadh'-an-Righ, Ross-Shire K.N. Page

Isle of Eigg B.M. Cox

Elgol–Glen Scaladal, Isle of Skye B.M. Cox

North Elgol Coast, Isle of Skye K.N. Page

Dun Skudiburgh, Isle of Skye B.M. Cox

Duntulm (Cairidh Ghlumaig and Lon Ostatoin), Isle of Skye B.M. Cox

Staffin Bay, Isle of Skye B.M. Cox

Staffin, Isle of Skye K.N. Page

Valtos, Isle of Skye B.M. Cox

Bearreraig Bay, Isle of Skye N. Morton

Beinn na Leac, Isle of Raasay N. Morton

References

Glossary

Fossil index

General index

Figures