1. Lathkill Dale Fieldtrip
Geology Presentation – 23.11.10

2. Cheryl, Debbie, Michelle, Katy & Kelly

3. Introduction
Location
• Lies 5km South of Bakewell.
• Part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve.
History
• Traced back to early Carboniferous period.
• Approximately 340 million years ago.
Landscape
• At first would have been underwater with only peaks visible.
• Changed again during Pleistocene period (2 million years ago)

4. Lathkill Dale Map

5. Entrance
•Limestone bridge over
river.
•Fossils have been
revealed due to the wear
of visitors shoes on the
stone.
•Area was once a
limestone mill featuring
a large water wheel.

6. Site One
 Limestone rock on
side of path.
 Visible bedding
planes dipping to
the north.
 Saturated with
water allowing
plans and fauna to
grow.

7. Site Two
 Mining hole – would have
been mined for iron and
lead.
 Mining in Lathkill Dale
has taken place since the
bronze age.
 The Hole would have been
a way of draining the mine
for ore. This method was
called sough.

8. Thanks for
watching!