What is recorded here
Bamford Edge is shown as a cliff on the public map of High Peak. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Bamford Edge is a Carboniferous limestone sea cliff, approximately 300 to 320 million years old, formed through sedimentation in a shallow marine environment. It is notable for its steep escarpment and exposure of geological strata, contributing to the distinctive landscape of the High Peak area.
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Places near here
Bamford MoorMountain / peak · 368 ydCairn on Bamford Moor, 500m east of Great TorScheduled monument · 515 yd
Cairn on Bamford Edge, 500m north east of MooredgeScheduled monument · 673 yd
Great TorViewpoint · 819 yd
Church of St John the BaptistListed building · 1323 yd
Upper HurstListed building · 1457 yd
Touchstone sculpturePublic sculpture · 1655 yd
Yorkshire Bridge - View of River Derwent and WaterfallWaterfall · 1741 yd
Waterfall on the DerwentWaterfall · 1.0 mi
High NebMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Stanage EdgeCliff · 1.1 mi
Touchstone sculpture at LadybowerPublic sculpture · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0