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

British Geological Survey © NERC 2008 All rights reserved

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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