|
Rally No.15
Sept 3th - 2 night
National Stone Centre
Porter Lane
Middleton by Wirksworth
Derbyshire
DE4 4LS
|
Suggested route
A6 to Cromford, at lights turn left onto B5034, follow National stone center & rally signs
|
Local Attractions
The National Stone Centre site covers 50 acres (20 Ha), about half of which is designated nationally as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its geological features. It is also on a select list of sites (as part of the National Geological Conservation Review) for its fossil lagoon/reef mound features and shark remains.
Almost all the site is of limestone deposited in Carboniferous times 330 million years ago. At the bottom (southern edge), the limestone is overlain by younger shales and mudstones (and thin glacial deposits) which also form the rising ground, below the Millstone Grit crags. ground, below the Millstone Grit crags.
|