Farrant, A R. 2008.A walkers’ guide to the geology and landscape of eastern Mendip. Book and map at 1:25 000 scale. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.)
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A walkers’ guide to the geology and landscape of eastern Mendip
Andy Farrant with contributions from Elaine Burt, Sharon Pilkington, Ian Thomas and Mark Woods
Bibliographical reference: Farrant, A R. 2008.A walkers’ guide to the geology and landscape of eastern Mendip. Book and map at 1:25 000 scale. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) ISBN 978 085272 575 7
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(Rear cover)
Contents
Title page and preliminaries
Acknowledgements
Useful information
Introduction
Rocks of Mendip
The Ice Age
Geology and man
Great Elm and Vallis Vale
Mells and the Wadbury Valley
The Whatley area
The Vobster area
Stoke St Michael and Oakhill
The Nettlebridge Valley
Gurney Slade and Emborough
Beacon Hill
Shepton Mallet and the Doulting area
Torr Works and Asham Wood
Holwell and Nunney
Geological glossary
Further reading
Figures