Scandal Beck
| Scandal Beck | ||
 The Scandal Beck at Crosby Garrett |
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| location | Cumbria , England | |
| River system | River Eden | |
| River basin district | Solway Tweed | |
| source | at Scandal Head on the north side of Wild Boar Fell 54 ° 23 ′ 20 ″ N , 2 ° 23 ′ 12 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the River Eden Coordinates: 54 ° 29 '46 " N , 2 ° 21' 50" W 54 ° 29 '46 " N , 2 ° 21' 50" W.
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The Scandal Beck is a watercourse in Cumbria , England . The Scandal Beck is created at Scandal Head on the north side of the Wild Boar Fell . It runs first in a northerly direction through Ravenstonedale and east of Crosby Garrett before turning east in Soulby to then flow into the River Eden .
At Brunt Hill, 2 km southeast of Ravenstonedale, on the edge of the watercourse, the stratigraphy of the Quaternary can be read in the rock layers, in a unique way for northern England. The section is specially protected as Scandal Beck, Brunt Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest .
North of Ravenstonedale, rich deposits of animals and plants can be found in the rock layers on the edge of the Scandal Beck in the limestone . The area is specially protected as the Scandal Beck and Stone Gill Site of Special Scientific Interest .
South of Waitby, the river flows through the Smardale Gill valley cut . The river section and its immediate surroundings are specially protected as the Smardale Gill Site of Special Scientific Interest . To the east of the watercourse is the Smardale Gill Natural Nature Reserve .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scandal Beck, Brunt Hill on SSSI List at Natural England
- ↑ Scandal Beck and Stone Gill on SSSI List at Natural England
- ↑ Smardale Gill on SSSI List at Natural England